KP141 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Plat, Isthmian Games, John Hoberman
24 Mar 2018
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Using sport for social political ends is not a recent thing as it was present in greece and rome. Greek and roman cultures were very di erent. The di erences between the greek stadium and roman arena are consistent with larger political patterns. Based on value of competition and role of people in society. John hoberman shared how aware political theorists have been about powerful pastimes and spectacles had. Musolini wanted his ministers to hurdle through blaming hoops. Greek stadium is so primitive that architecture should not be used. Unless you were a game o cial your seat was a space on concrete. Nemea had no formal arrangement for seats. This was seen to be a typical hellenic custom. Epictetus believed there was a lack of bathing facilities. He believes that slaves were threatened with a trip to olympia. No matter how uncomfortable audience was, they were still excitable and congenial.
