Poliakoff Stadium And Arena Summary

In Poliakoff's piece called, ‘Stadium and Arena: Reflections on Greek, Roman, and Contemporary Social History’ he closely examines the Greek Stadium and the Roman Arena and how key elements of both of these events can be found in sports culture today. Poliakoff writes about the spectator's experience in both the stadium and the arena. In the stadium, it was not an ideal environment. It was hot, there was nothing to shade them, it didn't have proper seating and since bathing was limited, the stadium would become quite smelly. However, despite all the unfavourable factors, the spectators were still excitable. Conversely, the Roman stadium has ideal conditions for the spectators. There was an awning, stone seats, perfume was offered, etc. This