KLBcB73 The panhellenic games and their sanctuaries

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–15:45 N42
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
At the end of this course the students should be acquainted with: • the connection, in the Greek world, between athletics and religion • the foundation myths connected with the four major panhellenic games • the topography of the sanctuaries where they took place • the concept of “panhellenic game” • the main athletic specialities: pentathlon (long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, stadion, wrestling) and chariot races • the evolution in Hellenistic and Roman times
Syllabus
  • Subjects of the lessons (twelve 2-hour lessons): 1. Athletics and religion: festivals and sport 2. Olympia. Foundation myths. The Heraion. The Temple of Zeus. 3. Olympia. The Stadion. The hippodrome. Other buildings. 4. Olympia. Works of art. 5. Delphi. Foundation myths. The Temple of Apollo. The Treasury of the Syphnians. 6. Delphi. Other Treasuries. The Theatre. The Stadion. 7. Delphi. Works of art 8. Isthmia. Foundation myths. The Temple of Poseidon. The Theatre and Cult Cave 9. Nemea. Foundation myths. The buildings. 10. The panhellenic sanctuaries in Roman age 11. Picturing ancient sport: vase-painting 12. Picturing ancient sport: sculpture
Literature
    required literature
  • Tony Perrottet 2004. The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
  • David C. Young, 2008. A Brief History of the Olympic Games
Teaching methods
The course is online (in English)
Assessment methods
Written examination: multiple choice test (in English) Twelve questions in 40’, each about an image – already seen during the lessons – and with four answers (of which only one is correct), according to the subjects of the lessons
Requirements for the test: Knowledge of the contents of the lessons (the reading of some texts among suggested literature)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012.
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