LEADER 03471nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910816906003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-58411-5 010 $a9786613896568 010 $a0-520-95394-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520953949 035 $a(CKB)2670000000237837 035 $a(EBL)1013616 035 $a(OCoLC)811491761 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736375 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11476142 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736375 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10768914 035 $a(PQKB)10382457 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1013616 035 $a(DE-B1597)519683 035 $a(OCoLC)1065669246 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520953949 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1013616 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595411 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389656 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000237837 100 $a19901221d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u|uu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aArete $eGreek sports from ancient sources /$fStephen G. Miller, [editor] 205 $a3rd ed. 210 $aBerkeley, $cUniversity of California Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-27433-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAbbreviations --$tForeword --$tIntroduction --$tI. The Earliest Days Of Greek Athletics: 1-2 --$tII. Nudity And Equipment: 3-19 --$tIII. The Events At A Competition --$tIV. Organization Of A Panhellenic Festival --$tV. Local Festivals --$tVI. The Role Of The Games In Society: 128-148 --$tVII. Women In Athletics: 149-162 --$tVIII. Athletes And Heroes: 163-175 --$tIX. Ball Playing: 176-178 --$tX. Gymnasion, Athletics, And Education: 179-189 --$tXI. The Spread Of Greek Athletics In The Hellenistic Period: 190-199 --$tXII. Greek Athletics In The Roman Period: 200-204 --$tXIII. Amateurism And Professionalism: 205-223 --$tXIV. Nationalism And Internationalism: 224-231 --$tXV. Beauty And Reality: 248-256 --$tAppendix: The Olympian And Pythian Programs --$tSelect Bibliography --$tIndex And Glossary --$tSources For The Chapter-Opening Sketches 330 $aFrom the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, and Xenophon on female body building. Arete offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers, the ancients themselves, and demonstrates that the concepts of virtue, skill, pride, valor, and nobility embedded in the word arete are only part of the story from antiquity. This bestselling volume on the culture of Greek athletics is updated with a new preface by leading scholar Paul Christesen that discusses the book's continued importance for students of ancient athletics. 606 $aSports$zGreece$xHistory$vSources 606 $aSports in literature 615 0$aSports$xHistory 615 0$aSports in literature. 676 $a796/.0938 701 $aMiller$b Stephen G$g(Stephen Gaylord),$f1942-$0153552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816906003321 996 $aArete$9284508 997 $aUNINA