The end of Greek athletics in late Antiquity

1. Verfasser: Remijsen, S.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge : University Press, 2015.
Umfang/Format: xviii, 389 pages.
Schriftenreihe: Greek culture in the roman world
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Online available
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  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. An Overview of Athletics in Late Antiquity: 1. Greece; 2. Asia Minor; 3. Syria; 4. Egypt; 5. Italy; 6. Gaul; 7. North Africa; Conclusions to Part I; Part II. Agones in a Changing World: 8. A religious ban?; 9. An imperial ban?; 10. The athletic professionals; 11. Athletics as elite activity; 12. The practical organization of agones; 13. The agon as spectacle; Conclusions to Part II.