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1 UCC1: New Course Transmittal Form Department Name and Number Recommended SCNS Course Identification Prefix Level Course Number Lab Code Full Course Title Transcript Title (please limit to 21 characters) Effective Term and Year Rotating Topic yes no Amount of Credit Contact Hour: Base or Headcount S/U Only yes no Repeatable Credit yes no If yes, total repeatable credit allowed Variable Credit yes no If yes, minimum and maximum credits per semester Course Description (50 words or less) Prerequisites Co-requisites Degree Type (mark all that apply) Baccalaureate Graduate Professional Other Category of Instruction Introductory Intermediate Advanced Rationale and place in curriculum Department Contact College Contact Name Phone Name Phone Rev. 10/10

2 CLA 3500 Sport and Recreation in the Ancient World Spring 2013 Andrew Wolpert COURSE DESCRIPTION Study of the role of sport in the daily lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans from the Bronze Age to the Age of Constantine. Particular attention is given to the social, political, and religious significance of the athletic and recreational pastimes of the ancient Greece and Rome in order to better understand the people who lived in these regions from the types of competitive sports in which they participated. Topics include funeral games, the Panhellenic Games (especially the Olympics) for ancient Greece, and the gladiatorial competitions of ancient Rome. A wide range of primary sources that describe the various games, competitions, and spectacles that took place throughout the ancient Mediterranean World will be used. COURSE OBJECTIVES Students will be asked to consider: -How sport provided a safe space for the enactment of the stratagems, dangers, and ethics of warfare -How social stratification is expressed in ancient sport -How the games reinforced norms and prescripts regarding gender and sexuality -Why the games became a cultural phenomenon in their own right. REQUIRED TEXTS (available online and at local bookstores) Kyle, Donald. Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006). Futrell, Alison. The Roman Games: A Sourcebook (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006). Miller, Stephen. Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006). REQUIREMENTS 1. Attendance (5%). Three unexcused absences as described below 2. 6 Pop Quizzes (15%). Each quiz is ten points, multiple choice. 3. Three examinations: February 5, February 28, April, 18 (20% each). Each exam consists of three parts: Part 1 (multiple choice); Part 2 (short answer); Part 3 (essay question). 4. Take-home final examination due at the time posted by the registrar (20%). GRADING SCALE A = % A- = % B+ = % B = % B- = % C+ = % C = % *C- = % D+ = % D = % D- = % E < 57% *Note: A C- is not a qualifying grade for major, minor, Gen Ed, Gordon Rule, or College Basic Distribution credit

3 For further information on UF's Grading Policy, consult the following: ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY Since attendance is 5% of the total grade, it is mandatory, and attendance will be taken. Students must attend class and the professor expects students to attend. A student is allowed three unexcused absences during the semester. After three unexcused absences, the attendance grade drops one percentage point for every absence. For all other absences, see the UF policies on acceptable reasons for absence, The professor will accept acceptable reasons for absence. For unexcused absences, the professor will not provide opportunity to make up missed work. For acceptable reasons for absence, the student must confer with the professor about making up work as soon as possible and no later than one week, that is, 7 calendar days (including weekends and holidays), after the absence. The professor will provide opportunity to make up missed work as follows: students with an acceptable excuse for missing an assignment deadline can hand in the assignment up to one week (7 calendar days) later. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE Use of mobile phones and computers is prohibited during lectures. Refusal to comply will result in immediate dismissal from the classroom. All PowerPoint slides from lectures will be posted on Sakai. ACADEMIC HONESTY Students are required to be honest in their coursework, may not use notes during quizzes and/or exams, and must properly cite all sources that they have consulted for their papers. Any act of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students, and may result in failure of the assignment in question and/or the course. For University of Florida s honor code, see DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation. For information about resources that are available to students with disabilities, contact the Disability Resources Center: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Students facing difficulties completing the course or who are in need of counseling or urgent help may call the on-campus counseling center ( ) or the student mental health center ( ). SCHEDULE (Three hours per week; Tuesday: Period 3; Thursday: Period 3-4) PART I: ORIGINS January 8-10: Introduction T Introduction R Why Study Sport?

4 Selection from Eight Hours for What We Will: Workers and Leisure in an Industrial City ( (Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History) by R. Rosenzweig Cambridge 1985 (available online) January 15-17: Sport in the Ancient Mediterranean T Mesopotamia and Egypt: Kyle, Chapter 1 R Minoans, Hittites, and the Myceneans: Kyle, Chapter 2 PART II: GREECE January 22-24: Early Greece: Funeral Games T Homer: Kyle, Chapter 3 R Archaic Greece: Kyle, Chapter 4 January 29-31: Ancient Olympia: Praising the Victors T The Olympics in History: Kyle, Chapter 5 R The Olympia: Kyle, Chapter 6; Miller, Chapter 3 February 5-7: Sport and Greek Society: Professional Games? T Exam 1 R Professionals and Amateurs: Kyle, Chapter 10; Miller, Chapter 2 February 12-14: The Panhellenic Games: Festival Games T The Festivals: Kyle, Chapter 7 R The Sources: Miller Chapter 4 February 19-21: Athens and Sparta: Deadly Competitions? T Athens: Kyle, Chapter 8; Miller, Chapter 5a-5b R Sparta: Kyle, Chapter 9; Miller, Chapter 5c February 26-28: Women in Ancient Greek Sport T Kyle, Chapter 11; Miller, Chapter 7 R Exam 2 March 5-7: Spring Break March 12-14: Hellenistic Greece T Spread of Greek Sports; Kyle, Chapter 12 R Sources: Miller, Chapter PART III: ROME March 19-21: Early and Middle Republic T Triumphs, Chariot Racing: Gladiatorial Games: Kyle, Chapter 13 R The Venue: Futrell, Chapter 2 March 26-28: Late Republic and the Early Principate T Sulla and Augustus: Kyle, Chapter 14 R Spectacle and Roman Politics: Futrell, Chapter 1 April 2-4: The Emperor and Imperial Society: Importing Entertainment T The Emperor: Kyle, Chapter 15; Futrell, pages R The Gladiator: Futrell, Chapter 4; Potter (online)

5 April 9-11: Christians, Criminals, and the Arena T Christians: Futrell, Chapter 5 R Spartacus: Bradley (online) April 16-18: Conclusions T Sport in the Later Roman Empire: Kyle, Conclusion R Exam 3 April 24: Final Assignment T Discuss final assignment (no homework) Final Exam: Take-home exam (2,000 words), due at the scheduled time as posted by the registrar.