06265nam 2200793 450 991013902170332120200520144314.01-118-61004-01-118-61005-91-118-60996-41-118-61086-5(CKB)2550000001159927(EBL)1557273(OCoLC)863040518(SSID)ssj0001060756(PQKBManifestationID)11665909(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001060756(PQKBWorkID)11087584(PQKB)10018854(OCoLC)875241130(MiAaPQ)EBC4036772(MiAaPQ)EBC1557273(Au-PeEL)EBL4036772(CaPaEBR)ebr11111267(CaONFJC)MIL543132(OCoLC)870664854(PPN)20160390X(EXLCZ)99255000000115992720160112h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA companion to sport and spectacle in Greek and Roman antiquity /edited by Paul Christesen and Donald G. KyleChichester, West Sussex, England :Wiley-Blackwell,2014.©20141 online resource (682 p.)Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World"A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publication."1-4443-3952-4 1-306-11881-6 Includes bibliographicalo references at the end of each chapters and index.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 -- Part One. The Background -- 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 -- Part Three. People, Settings, Ideas -- 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.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 crosBlackwell companions to the ancient world.SportsGreeceHistorySportsRomeHistorySportsSocial aspectsGreeceHistorySportsSocial aspectsRomeHistoryGreeceSocial life and customsRomeSocial life and customsGreeceSocial conditionsTo 146 B.CRomeSocial conditionsSportsHistory.SportsHistory.SportsSocial aspectsHistory.SportsSocial aspectsHistory.796/.0938LIT004190bisacshChristesen Paul1966-Kyle Donald G.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139021703321Companion to sport and spectacle in Greek and Roman antiquity1535067UNINA