Greek athletics

Weitere Verfasser: König, Jason.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Edinburgh : University Press, 2010.
Umfang/Format: xvii, 329 p. : ill., maps. ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Edinburgh readings on the ancient world
Schlagworte:
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-323) and index.
  • ÍNDICE: Ancient greek athletics: an introduction - 1. Olympia, the periodos and Panhellenism: C. Morgan: Sanctuaries, the state and the individual - M. Lämmer: The so-called Olimpic peace in ancient Greece - 2. Gymnasion Education: N. Fisher: Gymnasia and the democratic values of leisure - P. Gauthier: Notes on the role of the gymnasion in the hellenistic city - 3. Festival Foundations: L. Robert: Opening address: Eighth international congress of greek and latin epigraphy - L. Robert: Two greek athletic contests in Rome - 4. Competition and Victory: H. W. Pleket: Games, prizes, athletes and ideology - O. van Niif: Athletics, festivals and greek identity in the roman east - 5. Athletic Representations: L. Kurke: The economy of kudos - Z. Newby: Greek athletics as roman spectacle: the mosaics from Ostia and Rome - 6. Greek Athletics and the Modern World: D. Young: First with the most: greek athletic records and 'specialization' - D. Kyle: E. Norman Gardiner and the decline of greek sport.