DSBcB021 The History of "Sport" in Antiquity II - Rome

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bc. Jiří Kouřil, M.Sc., Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 17:30–19:05 A21
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the history of ancient world. The previous subject is connected indirectly.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject focuses on the history of physical exercises, "sport" and the games in ancient times from Hellenism. The aim is to familiarize the students with ancient physical exercises and education systems, individual competitions mainly of professional "sport" and athletes and other "sportsmen". After completion of the subject the students will orientate themselves in "sports" disciplines of antiquity and their outputs.
Syllabus
  • Professional Hellenistic sport. Training and lifestyle. Isoolympic and other games. Etruscan sport. Roman sport and physical exercises. Roman sports spectatorship. Artistic expression of sport. Barbaric states and sport. Transition to the Middle Ages and medieval sport. Chivalry and kalokagathia. Heritage of antiquity to the present in the field of physical culture.
Literature
  • DUBY, Georges. Rytíř, žena a kněz :manželství ve Francii v době feudalismu. Praha: Garamond, 2003, 238 s. ISBN 80-86379-44-2. info
  • DUNKLE, Roger. Gladiátoři : krutá podívaná ve starověkém Římě. Translated by Kateřina Novotná. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2011, 356 stran. ISBN 9788074290312. info
  • KÖSSL, Jiří, Jan ŠTUMBAUER and Marek WAIC. Vybrané kapitoly z dějin tělesné kultury. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2008, 159 s. ISBN 9788024615660. info
  • KOVAŘÍK, Jiří. Rytířské bitvy a osudy. Vyd. 1. praha: Mladá fronta, 2006, 346 s. ISBN 8020414991. info
  • MEIJER, F. J. Gladiátoři. Translated by Petra Shürová. Praha: Aurora, 2006, 222 s. ISBN 8072990853. info
  • OLIVOVÁ, Věra. Lidé a hry : historická geneze sportu. 1. vyd. Praha: Olympia, 1979, 604 s. URL info
  • OLIVOVÁ, Věra. Sport a hry ve starověkém světě. V Praze: Artia, 1988, 207 stran. URL info
  • FLORI, Jean. Rytíři a rytířství ve středověku. Translated by Dominika Kovářová - Gustav Francl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2008, 253 s. ISBN 9788070218976. info
  • SÁBL, Václav. Od Olympie k Římu 1960 : z dějin olympijských her. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sportovní a turistické nakladatelství, 1960, 351 s. URL info
  • STRACHOVÁ, Milena and Ján GREXA. Dějiny sportu (Sports history). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 121 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7359-3. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion.
Assessment methods
According to the agreement the subject will be finished by a contest and collective discourse; possibly by a test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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