Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece

A Sourcebook with Translations

Waldo E. Sweet (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

302 Seiten

1987
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-504126-2 (ISBN)

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Both interesting and accessible, this book looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through the translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors.

Throught the accounts of ancient authors, the author examines the athletic events of the ancient Olympics, other sport events, women in sports, athletic clothing, and accounts of famous athletes. The last section of the book contains original sources form six different ancient sport authorities.

Preface
Foreword by Erich Segal
Introduction to Greek Athletics
Athletics in Homer
Running Events
Pentathlon
Diskos
Jump
Javelin
Scoring the Pentathlon
Combat Sports
Wrestling
Boxing
Pankration
Horse Racing
Ball Playing
Weight Lifting
Miscellaneous Games and Activities
Palestra and Training
Attitudes toward Athletics
Nudity in Greek Athletics
Women in Greek Athletics
Individual Athletes
Walking and Mountaineering
Swimming and Boating
Hunting and Fishing
Music
Dance
Theater
Dining
Pindar
Philostratos
Pausanias
Lucian
Greek Anthology
BL Footnotes BL Bibliography BL Index of Testimonia BL List of Illustrations BL General Index and Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.11.1987
Vorwort	Erich Segal
Zusatzinfo	halftone plates, 2 maps
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	225 x 173 mm
Gewicht	621 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-19-504126-7 / 0195041267
ISBN-13	978-0-19-504126-2 / 9780195041262
Zustand	Neuware