Hellenistic athletes : agonistic cultures and self-presentation

1. Verfasser: Scharff, Sebastian , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 369 pages ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • What's new in Hellenistic athletics?
  • Athlete and Polis. The Hellenistic city as an agonistic community of fame
  • Athlete and koinon. Agonistic success beyond the level of the Polis
  • Victorious Kings. The self-representation of a "New Society of Victors"
  • Becoming Greek through Athletics. The participation of non-Greek victors in Hellenistic games.