COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPORT IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR FATIH HAKAN KAYA

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

To be able to teach sports activities and the venues for these activities which are very important for the ancient culture and social life

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Thinking independently and being able to show it
2   2. learning what sports are performed in ancient Greece and Rome
3   3. To be able to comprehend the reflections of sports performed in Ancient Greece and Rome on works of art.
4   4. Learning venues built for sports activities
5   5. learning games in ancient Greece and Rome
6   6. learning impact of games on social life in ancient Greece and Rome

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course. Main literatur sources. Ancient literaturs. Introduction and scope
2 Sports and social life in ancient Greece reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
3 Wrestling in ancient Greece reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
4 Boxing in ancient Greece reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
5 Disc throwing in ancient Greece reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
6 Horse races in ancient Greece reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
7 War games in ancient Greece reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
8 Mid-term exam
9 Sports and social life in Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
10 Olympic Games in Ancient Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
11 Gladiator games in Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
12 Gladiator games in Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
13 Horse races in Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
14 Instructors in ancient Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
15 Venues for games in ancient Greece and Rome reading (H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome).
16 Final exams

Recomended or Required Reading

1. S. CRAIG, Sports and Games of the Ancients, (2002)

2. L. DREES, Olympia: Gods, Artists, Athletes, (1968)

3. E. GARDINER, Athletics of the Ancient World, (1930)

4. M. GOLDEN, Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z. (2003)

5. H.A. HARRIS, Sport in Greece and Rome, (1972)

6. S. KARAKÜÇÜK, Tarihi ve Politik Yönden Olimpiyat Oyunları, (1989)

7. K. SEÇILMIŞ, Antik Zamandan Günümüze Olimpiyat Oyunları, (2004)

8. P. Christesen and d. G. Kyle, A companion to sport and spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity, (2014)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-4 will be assessed with Mid-term and final exams
2. LO 5-6 will be evaluated with the term paper report.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of participation of the classes is necessary.
2. Nonattendance in the course not to be regarded as a valid excuse of late homework.
3. Report, mid-term, final exam and participation to activities will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Fatih Hakan Kaya
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Literature
Department of Archaeology,
Campus of Tınaztepe - Buca Izmir, TR-35160 TURKEY
Tel: +90.232.3017746, Fax: +90.232.4534188,
E-mail: fatih.Kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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