A companion to sport and spectacle in Greek and Roman antiquity / edited by Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Christesen, Paul, 1966- editor.

Kyle, Donald G., editor.

Series:

Blackwell companions to the ancient world.

Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Greece--History.

Sports.

Sports--Rome--History.

Sports--Social aspects--Greece--History.

Sports--Social aspects--Rome--History.

Greece--Social life and customs.

Greece.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Greece--Social conditions--To 146 B.C.

Rome--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (682 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 EmpireIncludes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialtiesGoes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basinFeatures a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cros

Contents:

General Introduction / Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle

Section One. Greece

Part One. The Background

Greek Athletic Competitions : The Ancient Olympics and More / Donald G. Kyle

Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age / Jeremy B. Rutter

Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic / Timothy P.J. Perry

Representations of Sport in Greek Literature / Nigel Nicholson

Picturing Victory : Representations of Sport in Greek Art / Jenifer Neils

Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport / H.W. Pleket

Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport / Ingomar Weiler

Part Two. Places

Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia / Thomas Heine Nielsen

Sport and Society in Sparta / Paul Christesen

Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens / Donald G. Kyle

Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece / David Gilman Romano

Sport and Society in the Greek West / Carla M. Antonaccio

Part Three. People, Settings, Ideas

Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) / Paul Christesen

Growing Up with Greek Sport : Education and Athletics / Werner Petermandl

Eros and Greek Sport / Andrew Lear

Greek Female Sport : Rites, Running, and Racing / Donald G. Kyle

People on the Fringes of Greek Sport / Christian Mann

The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society / Stephen G. Miller

The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) / Michael Scott

The Role of Religion in Greek Sport / Sarah C. Murray

Ancient Critics of Greek Sport / Zinon Papakonstantinou

Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia / Winthrop Lindsay Adams

Part Four. Later Greek Sport and Spectacle

Greek Sport in Egypt : Status Symbol and Lifestyle / Sofie Remijsen

Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor / H.W. Pleket

Section Two. Rome

Overview of Roman Spectacle / Roger Dunkle

Etruscan Sport / Giampiero Bevagna

Writing Arenas : Roman Authors and Their Games / Zara Martirosova Torlone

Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art / Steven L. Tuck

Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport / Gregory S. Aldrete

Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport / Jerry Toner

Part Two. Spectacles and Sport in Rome

Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle / Garrett G. Fagan

Women with Swords : Female Gladiators in the Roman World / Stephen Brunet

Roman Chariot Racing : Charioteers, Factions, Spectators / Sinclair Bell

Roman Beast-Hunts / Chris Epplett

Spectacular Executions in the Roman World / Chris Epplett

Greek Sports in Rome / Hugh M. Lee

Amphitheaters in the Roman World / Hazel Dodge

Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World / Hazel Dodge

People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle / Rose MacLean

Religion and Roman Spectacle / John Zaleski

Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport / Kathryn Mammel

Part Four. Later Roman Spectacle and Sport

Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East / Michael Carter

Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century CE / David Alan Parnell.

Notes:

"A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publication."

Includes bibliographicalo references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118610046

1118610040

9781118610053

1118610059

9781118609965

1118609964

9781118610862

1118610865

OCLC:

863040518