A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity (eBook)

Paul Christesen, Donald G. Kyle (Autoren)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
688 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-61086-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle.

* Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire

* Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties

* Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin

* Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers

Autor

THE EDITORS Paul Christesen is Professor of Classics at Dartmouth College, USA. He is the author of Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds (2012), Olympic Victor Lists and Ancient Greek History (2007), and numerous articles and chapters on Greek historiography, ancient Greek history, and ancient sport. Donald G. Kyle is Professor and former Chair of History at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA. He is the author of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome (1998), Athletics in Ancient Athens (1987), and numerous articles and chapters on ancient sport history.

Rezensionen

"This volume of forty-three essays is a superb introduction to the study of sport and spectacle in Greece and Rome . . .This companion will be a great addition to anyone's library, whether they are scholars of sport and spectacle or general readers interested in life in ancient Greece and Rome." (Phoenix, 1 June 2015)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.11.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Altertum • Ancient Culture • Classical Greek Culture • Classical Studies • Humanistische Studien • Klassisches Altertum • Kultur der griechischen Antike • Kultur der römischen Antike • Kultur der römischen Antike • Roman Culture
• ISBN-10: 1-118-61086-5 / 1118610865
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-61086-2 / 9781118610862