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They probably made bets on it (lemmy.world)

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder what the first sporting event with stadium seating was.

Also, what was the first use of that kind of seating? Were people sitting to watch sports? A concert? A play? Politics of some kind? The past is so bloodthirsty I wouldn't be surprised if it was for an execution. But, if so, that must have meant that the second event with that kind of seating would have had one hell of a sales pitch. "Come see Anki and Adad in concert singing their ballads of love! At dusk on this day of the sun at the slaughter grounds!"

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The first seated events would probably have been people speaking to larger groups in amphitheaters that naturally formed by rock formations. You can often find natural amphitheaters as features of parks with cliffs, and people were probably inherently drawn to those kinds of spaces

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Would people show up just to hear a guy speak though? Maybe the first things in those amphitheatres was a sport, or singing. Another likely possibility is something religious. If one of the gods wants you to show up to witness something, you better do it or else the next drought is on you.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

There was fuck all else to do I guess

[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 17 hours ago

The theatres for music, plays, poetry readings etc. were a completely separate things; build usually in a crescent shape and focused on the acoustics and all that. So the circular roman amphitheaters were made specifically for the other entertainment, that was more about getting as many people as possible to be able to see the stuff instead of hearing. So the first use was most likely some form of gladiator battle or something similar