Leisure in Ancient Greece
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
About this Blog
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This blog talks about leisure in Ancient Greece between 900-200BC. By: Dan Hendrick Justin Robinette and Hannah Sims
Friday, September 13, 2013
Philosophers
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Aristotle describes leisure as something more deep and meaningful than simple relaxation and play. In his words recreation and play are the ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
How Greeks Changed the Approach to Leisure
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Ancient Greeks did more than just enjoy leisure they developed a new way of experiencing it as well. They heavily influenced modern day leis...
Child Leisure Activites
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There were several toys that many privileged children had the opportunity to play with. These included things such as: Jacks (Made from t...
Adult Leisure activities
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Daily leisure in Ancient Greece was influenced heavily by philosophers of the time such as Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. This daily leisure...
Monday, September 9, 2013
Heraean Games
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The Heraean Games was the first sanctioned and recorded women's athletic competition. It was held in the stadium at Olympia in honor of ...
The First Olympics
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In 776 BC the first Olympic Games were held in western Greece on the ancient plains of Olympia. The Olympics were held to honor Zues bu...
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