Leisure Activities In Ancient Greece

Ancient Greeks are famous for philosophy, art and education. It was a time of understanding the world and religion was also important. The leisure activities for people were limited to the wealthy. Slaves were not allowed to get an education or have time to be an artist. They were occupied with trying to survive and keep their families alive. Leisure was only allowed to certain people based on economical aspects. The three types of leisure activities that were important to Greek society were the Olympics, theater and the bathing. Modern American adapted Greeks original entertainment into similar and more technologically advanced activities.

Olympics The Olympics were a sporting event help every four years at Olympia. The Olympics were
Aeschlyus was the first well writer to introduce a second actor. He also wrote The Persians and Oresteia. Sopholes was another playwright, who wrote the Antigone, Electra and Oedipus Rex. He was famous for introducing a third actor, having the number of chorus members set at fifteen and never placing lower than second place in all 24 contests he was in (Robinson, 2002). Euripedes was another person who wrote 90 plays including Medea, Hercules and The Trojan Women. He wrote plays that went against societal norms and values. He also was the first to incorporate the character's psychological motivation (Robinsion,
For example the Olympics are their version or professional sports teams. The Superbowl is an American tradition. Many people make food, gather for the event and talk about the game. It is a time to socialize but to also show your masculinity by a mans knowledge of football. Women are not excluded from the events like in the Greek olympics and no training is involved. Theater and dramas are still leisure activities in American. Many high schools and colleges have drama programs that reenact plays. There are also plays that are preformed on Broadway in New York City. Lastly, the bath houses are similar to Recreational center. Many recreational centers have pools, a room for parties, a game room and an exercise room. It is a place that anyone of all ages can go to be healthy or to socialize. Many places offer swimming lessons where parents social with other parents. Some even offer exercise classes like water zumba. The Superbowl, theater and recreational facility are all modern leisure activities that derived from the Greek