The pentathlon of the ancient world / Frank Zarnowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zarnowski, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pentathlon--Greece--History.

Pentathlon.

Pentathlon--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years. Still, there is little scholarly consensus over many major aspects of the event. This detailed exploration of the ancient pentathlon discusses the nature of the spectacle, the method of determining a victor, the five sub-events and the order in which they occurred. It also chronicles the history of the event and its champions, the

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Historical Timeline: Important Dates in Ancient Greek Athletic History; Introduction; Part One: The Pentathlon; 1. The Nature and Origin of the Event; 2. Orchestrating the Pentathlon; 3. How the Winner Was Determined; Part Two : The Events; 4. The Discus; 5. The Jump; 6. Javelin; 7. The Sprint; 8. Wrestling; Part Three: A History of the Event; 9. The Story of the Ancient Pentathlon; Part Four: Winners, Recognition and Reward; 10. The Creation of a Pentathlon Record Book and Register; 11. Pentathlon Statues of Ancient Greece; 12. Extant Pentathlon Odes

13. Rewards for Pentathlon VictorsPart Five: The Ancient Pentathlon and Modern Track and Field; 14. Return of the Ancient Pentathlon; 15. Why the Ancient Pentathlon Matters; Appendix A: Order of Events in Ancient Pentathlon by a Sampling of Modern Writers; 6; Appendix B: Order of Modern Track and Field Combined Events; Appendix C: Summary of Modern Scholars' Opinions on How the Winner Was Determined; Appendix D: Number of Possible Ancient Pentathlons; Appendix E: Odysseus the Athlete; Appendix F: Pentathlon Victor Statues at Olympia; Glossary of Terms; Glossary of Greek Writers; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-48556-1

1-4766-0145-3

OCLC:

841415747