Greek athletics in the Roman world : victory and virtue / / Zahra Newby

• Autore: Newby Zahra
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.4209380937
• Soggetto topico: Athletics - Greece - Philosophy; Athletics - Social aspects - Greece; Athletics - Rome; Nationalism and sports - Greece
• Soggetto geografico: Rome Civilization Greek influences
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.; Previously issued in print: 2005.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; L ; MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Exploring a key area of Greek culture as it developed under Rome and the Second Sophistic, this work investigates questions of how identity is constructed through a cultural appropriation of the past.
• Titolo autorizzato: Greek athletics in the Roman world
• ISBN: 1-383-04242-X; 1-280-75819-8; 0-19-151557-4; 1-4294-7090-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819554103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.