03311nam 2200685 a 450 991078477970332120230207224323.01-383-04242-X1-280-75819-80-19-151557-41-4294-7090-99780199279302(CKB)1000000000401311(EBL)422679(OCoLC)437109138(SSID)ssj0000165530(PQKBManifestationID)12047343(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165530(PQKBWorkID)10145005(PQKB)10220616(Au-PeEL)EBL422679(CaPaEBR)ebr10233697(CaONFJC)MIL75819(MiAaPQ)EBC422679(EXLCZ)99100000000040131120060525d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreek athletics in the Roman world[electronic resource] victory and virtue /Zahra NewbyOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (333 p.)Oxford studies in ancient culture and representationDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-927930-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Greeks, Romans, and Athletics in the Roman World; Part I: Athletics in the Roman West; 2. Greek Athletics in the Heart of Rome; 3. Visualizing Athletics in the Roman Baths; 4. Idealized Statues in Roman Villas; Part II: Athletics and Identity in the Greek East; 5. Training Warriors: The Merits of a Physical Education; 6. The Athenian Ephebeia: Performing the Past; 7. Olympia and Pausanias' Construction of Greece; 8. Gymnasia, Festivals, and Euergetism in Asia Minor; 9. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; LMN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; ZThe Greeks' fascination with athletics in the gymnasium and festivals such as the Olympic Games is well known. However, athletic training and festivals continued to thrive during the Roman period. This book looks at the art associated with Greek athletics to see what it meant to both Greeks and Romans during the period of the Roman Empire. It argues that athletics continued to act as a crucial sign of Greek identity as well as providing new forms of leisure activities for the. citizens of Rome. - ;The enduring importance of Greek athletic training and competition during the period of the RomanOxford studies in ancient culture and representation.AthleticsGreecePhilosophyAthleticsSocial aspectsGreeceAthleticsRomeNationalism and sportsGreeceRomeCivilizationGreek influencesAthleticsPhilosophy.AthleticsSocial aspectsAthleticsNationalism and sports796.4209380937Newby Zahra473561MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784779703321Greek athletics in the Roman world249396UNINA