The Archaeology of the Olympics : the Olympic and other festivals in antiquity / edited by Wendy J. Raschke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raschke, Wendy J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games--Greece.

Games.

Greece.

Greece--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xiii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1988.

Contents:

Part 1 Bronze Age Antecedents

1. The Minoan-Mycenaean Origins of the Panhellenic Games / Colin Renfrew 13

2. Hittite Athletics as Prefigurations of Ancient Greek Games / Jaan Puhvel 26

Part 2 Olympic Ideals: Appearance and Reality

3. The Panhellenic Idea and the Olympic Games / A. E. Raubitschek 35

4. Images of Victory: Some New Considerations of Athletic Monuments / Wendy J. Raschke 38

5. How the Amateurs Won the Olympics / David C. Young 55

Part 3 Olympia and the Olympic Games

6. Cult and Competition Locations at Olympia / Alfred Mallwitz 79

7. The "First" Olympic Games of 776 B.C. / Hugh M. Lee 110

Part 4 Beyond Olympia (1): The Other Panhellenic Games

8. The Cult of Apollo and the Games at Delphi / Joseph Fontenrose 121

9. Excavations at the Panhellenic Site of Nemea: Cults, Politics, and Games / Stella G. Miller 141

Part 5 Behind the Scenes: Amenities and Nutrition

10. The Greek Gymnasium: Some Problems / Stephen L. Glass 155

11. Food for Athletes and Gods: A Classical Diet / Jane M. Renfrew 174

Part 6 Beyond Olympia (2): Local Rites and Festivals

12. Virgineum Gymnasium: Spartan Females and Early Greek Athletics / Thomas F. Scanlon 185

13. The Games in Ancient Larisa: An Example of Provincial Olympic Games / Kostas J. Gallis 217

14. The Religious Significance of Games in the Roman Age / Daniel P. Harmon 236.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0299113302 :

0299113345

OCLC:

16801461