Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World: New Perspectives
by Papakonstantinou; ZinonEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-11-03
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
From the early origins of the ancient Olympics to gladiatorial shows in late antiquity, the chapters, written by prominent scholars on ancient sport, provide original insights into key aspects of ancient sport in its historical, social and ideological setting.
Table of Contents
| Series Editors' Foreword | p. vii |
| Other Titles in the Series | p. ix |
| Prolouge: Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World | p. xvii |
| Contesting Ancient Mediterranean Sport | p. 1 |
| Whence 776? The Origin of the Date for the First Olympiad | p. 13 |
| Pan-Hellenism and Particularism: Herodotus on Sport, Greekness, Piety and War | p. 35 |
| Sport, War and Democracy in Classical Athens | p. 64 |
| Challenged by Egyptians: Greek Sports in the Third Century BC | p. 98 |
| Gladiators in the Greek East: A Case Study in Romanization | p. 124 |
| Gladiators and Monomachoi: Greek Attitudes to a Roman 'Cultural Performance' | p. 150 |
| The Greek Ephebate in the Roman Period | p. 175 |
| Observations on Boys, Girls, Youths and Age Categories in Roman Sports and Spectacles | p. 195 |
| Epilogue: Fresh Perspectives on Ancient Sport | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 220 |
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