Bram Fauconnier (Belgium Universiteit Gent)

Athletes and Artists in the Roman Empire

The History and Organisation of the Ecumenical Synods

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Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive study of the associations of athletes and artists in the Roman empire. They were active across the Mediterranean world and played a key role in Greek festival culture. Due to their cultural activities and court and social connections, they left a distinctive stamp on Greco-Roman elite culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781009202831
• ISBN-10: 1009202839
• Artikelnr.: 65751873

Autorenporträt

Bram Fauconnier is a specialist on the associations of competitors in the Roman empire. Having obtained his PhD from the University of Amsterdam (2018), he worked as a postdoc at Ghent University. He currently teaches at Heilig Hart Institute in Heverlee, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. History: 1. The Hellenistic artists' associations
2. The emergence of the ecumenical synods of competitors
3. The development of the ecumenical synods in the first century AD
4. All roads lead to Rome
5. On tour through the festival world
6. The decline of the ecumenical synods
Part II. Organisation: 7. Internal organisation
8. The members of the ecumenical synods
9. The professional interests of the ecumenical synods
10. The organisation of the festival network
General conclusion.