Nemea / Lynn Kraynak, Mark Landon, Stephen G. Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abraldes, Ana M.

Birge, Darice

Futrell, Alison

Goethals, Michaël.

Kraynak, Lynn, Editor.

Landon, Mark, Editor.

Marchand, Jeannie

Miller, Stephen G., Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.) : 1 frontisp.: Temple of Zeus, Gell, W: “Itinerary of Greece”, London, 1810

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In classical antiquity, beginning in 573 B.C., Nemea hosted international athletic competitions like those at Olympia, Delphi, and Isthmia; the games at the four sites constituted the Panhellenic cycle, and the victors were the most famous athletes of antiquity. Nemea was never a city-state but served as a religious and athletic festival center where the Greek world assembled every two years under a flag of truce. Since 1974, excavations sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley have revealed many details of Nemea's history, as well as evidence for the nature of the buildings and other facilities which were part of the festival center. These discoveries, together with smaller finds in the museum and ancient literary and epigraphic sources, form the basis of a new and sharply defined picture of the Nemean Games. This guidebook is an introduction to the history and physical remains of the festival center and a complement to detailed final publications on the excavation now being prepared. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990. Contributors: Ana M. Abraldes, Darice Birge, Alison Futrell, Michael Goethals, Lynne Kraynak, Mark Landon, Jeannie Marchand.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

TO THE READER

I. INTRODUCTION

II. HISTORY OF THE EXCAVATIONS

III. THE MUSEUM

IV. THE SANCTUARY OF ZEUS

V. THE STADIUM

EPILOGUE

BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780520310919

0520310918

OCLC:

1198931522