A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
9781118609965 (ISBN)
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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
Paul Christesen is Professor of Classics at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Olympic Victor Lists and Ancient Greek History (2007), Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds (2012), 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. He is the author of Athletics in Ancient Athens (1987) , Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome (1998) , Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (Wiley Blackwell, 2007), and numerous articles and chapters on ancient sport history.
Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments 1. General Introduction Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle Section One: Greece Part One: The Background 2. Greek Athletic Competitions: The Ancient Olympics and More Donald G. Kyle 3. Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age Jeremy B. Rutter 4. Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic Timothy P. J. Perry 5. Representations of Sport in Greek Literature Nigel Nicholson 6. Picturing Victory: Representations of Sport in Greek Art Jenifer Neils 7. Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport H. W. Pleket 8. Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport Ingomar Weiler Part Two: Places 9. Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia Thomas Heine Nielsen 10. Sport and Society in Sparta Paul Christesen 11. Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens Donald G. Kyle 12. Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece David Gilman Romano 13. Sport and Society in the Greek West Carla M. Antonaccio Part Three: People, settings, Ideas 14. Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) Paul Christesen 15. Growing Up with Greek Sport: Education and Athletics Werner Petermandl 16. Eros and Greek Sport Andrew Lear 17. Greek Female Sport: Rites, Running, and Racing Donald G. Kyle 18. People on the Fringes of Greek Sport Christian Mann 19. The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society Stephen G. Miller 20. The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) Michael Scott 21. The Role of Religion in Greek Sport Sarah C. Murray 22. Ancient Critics of Greek Sport Zinon Papakonstantinou 23. Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia Winthrop Lindsay Adams Part Four: Later Greek Sport and Spectacle 24. Greek Sport in Egypt: Status Symbol and Lifestyle Sofie Remijsen 25. Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor H. W. Pleket Section Two: Rome Part One: The Background 26. Overview of Roman Spectacle Roger Dunkle 27. Etruscan Sport Giampiero Bevagna 28. Writing Arenas: Roman Authors and Their Games Zara Martirosova Torlone 29. Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art Steven L. Tuck 30. Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport Gregory S. Aldrete 31. Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport Jerry Toner Part Two: Spectacles and Sport in Rome 32. Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle Garrett G. Fagan 33. Women with Swords: Female Gladiators in the Roman World Stephen Brunet 34. Roman Chariot Racing: Charioteers, Factions, Spectators Sinclair Bell 35. Roman Beast-Hunts Chris Epplett 36. Spectacular Executions in the Roman World Chris Epplett 37. Greek Sports in Rome Hugh M. Lee Part Three: People, Settings, Ideas 38. Amphitheaters in the Roman World Hazel Dodge 39. Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World Hazel Dodge 40. People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle Rose MacLean 41. Religion and Roman Spectacle John Zaleski 42. Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport Kathryn Mammel Part Four: Later Roman Spectacle and Sport 43. Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East Michael Carter 44. Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century CE David Alan Parnell List of Illustrations
| Verlagsort | New York |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 222 x 273 mm |
| Gewicht | 1273 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781118609965 / 9781118609965 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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