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Question: TMA03 Classical Studies (Part 2) 82%
Why were the games important to the Romans?
Answer: The games were not only a source of entertainment for the citizens of Rome, but for many, the chance to acquire fame, popularity, a reversal of lost fortunes and even freedom.
They were important at first because they were to celebrate the deaths of noblemen. However, this focus changed over time and the games were soon dedicated to the emperor as this religious ritual was turned into a free for all spectator sport offered by the very wealthy. In the Res Getae, Augustus claims to have hosted many shoes on behalf of himself and his family The citizens were given the right to attend feasts and free spectacles by popular public figures, important for, the purpose which was to gain approval for any proposals they were to make and divert their attention from more important concerns....(short extract)
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- Subject: Classical Studies
- Course: A103
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 82%
- Words: 913
- Date submitted: January 13, 2009
- Date written: July, 2004
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 97
