From the Minoan bull-leaping to the ancient Olympics and the enigmas of their contests, this first volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains nine articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of sport in ancient Greece.
From the Minoan bull-leaping to the ancient Olympics and the enigmas of their contests, this first volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains nine articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of sport in ancient Greece.
Thomas Scanlon is a Professor of Classics and director of the Programme in Comparative Ancient Civilizations at the University of California, Riverside.
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface * Introduction * Greek Sports: Heroes and Origins * Introduction * 1: T. F. Scanlon: Women, Bull Sports, Cults and Initiation in Minoan Crete * 2: W. H. Willis: Athletic Contests in the Epic * 3: F. de Polignac: Athletic Cults in Ancient Greece: political topic, mythical discourse * Greek Sports: Contesting the Olympics * Introduction * 4: U. Sinn: Olympia. The Place of the Contests in the Cult of Zeus Olympios * 5: N. B. Crowther: Athlete and State: Qualifying for the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece * 6: A. Farrington: Olympic Victors and the Popularity of the Games in the Imperial Period * Greek Sports: Enigmas and Solutions of the Contests * Introduction * 7: S. G. Miller: Turns and Lanes in the Ancient Stadium * 8: D. G. Kyle: Watching and Winning the Greek Pentathlon * 9: M. Golden: Equestrian Competition in Ancient Greece: Difference, Dissent, Democracy * Bibliography * Index
* Preface * Introduction * Greek Sports: Heroes and Origins * Introduction * 1: T. F. Scanlon: Women, Bull Sports, Cults and Initiation in Minoan Crete * 2: W. H. Willis: Athletic Contests in the Epic * 3: F. de Polignac: Athletic Cults in Ancient Greece: political topic, mythical discourse * Greek Sports: Contesting the Olympics * Introduction * 4: U. Sinn: Olympia. The Place of the Contests in the Cult of Zeus Olympios * 5: N. B. Crowther: Athlete and State: Qualifying for the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece * 6: A. Farrington: Olympic Victors and the Popularity of the Games in the Imperial Period * Greek Sports: Enigmas and Solutions of the Contests * Introduction * 7: S. G. Miller: Turns and Lanes in the Ancient Stadium * 8: D. G. Kyle: Watching and Winning the Greek Pentathlon * 9: M. Golden: Equestrian Competition in Ancient Greece: Difference, Dissent, Democracy * Bibliography * Index
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