ISBN:
9781444339529
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XX, 658 S.
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Serie:
Blackwell companions to the ancient world
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als A companion to sport and spectacle in Greek and Roman antiquity
DDC:
796/.0938
Schlagwort(e):
Sports History
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Sports History
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Sports Social aspects
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History
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Sports Social aspects
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History
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Rome Social life and customs
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Greece Social conditions To 146 B.C
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Rome Social conditions
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Greece Social life and customs
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Antike
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Sport
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Spiel
Kurzfassung:
"A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle. Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire. Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties. Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin. Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers"--
Anmerkung:
Literaturangaben
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General Introduction
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Part One. The Background ; Greek Athletic Competitions : The Ancient Olympics and More
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Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age
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Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic
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Representations of Sport in Greek Literature
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Picturing Victory : Representations of Sport in Greek Art
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Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport
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Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport
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Part Two. Places ; Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia
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Sport and Society in Sparta
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Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens
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Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece
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Sport and Society in the Greek West
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Part Three. People, Settings, Ideas ; Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity)
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Growing Up with Greek Sport : Education and Athletics
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Eros and Greek Sport
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Greek Female Sport : Rites, Running, and Racing
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People on the Fringes of Greek Sport
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The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society
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The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia)
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The Role of Religion in Greek Sport
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Ancient Critics of Greek Sport
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Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia
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Part Four. Later Greek Sport and Spectacle ; Greek Sport in Egypt : Status Symbol and Lifestyle
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Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor
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Section Two. Rome ; Part One. The Background ; Overview of Roman Spectacle
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Etruscan Sport
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Writing Arenas : Roman Authors and Their Games
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Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art
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Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport
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Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport
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Part Two. Spectacles and Sport in Rome ; Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle
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Women with Swords : Female Gladiators in the Roman World
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Roman Chariot Racing : Charioteers, Factions, Spectators
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Roman Beast-Hunts
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Spectacular Executions in the Roman World
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Greek Sports in Rome
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Part Three. People, Settings, Ideas ; Amphitheaters in the Roman World
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Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World
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People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle
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Religion and Roman Spectacle
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Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport
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Part Four. Later Roman Spectacle and Sport ; Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East
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Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century CE
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