 Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World
ISBN: 978-0-631-22970-4
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424 pages
September 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Illustrations.
List of Maps.
Abbreviations.
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Ancient Sport History.
1. Origins and Essences: Early Sport and Spectacle.
2. Late Bronze Age Minoans, Hittites and Mycenaeans.
3. Sport in Homer: Contests, Prizes, Heroes and Honor.
4. Archaic Greece: Athletic Festivals in an Age of Change.
5. In Search of the Real Ancient Olympics.
6. Ancient Olympic Games: Setting, Operation, Contests, and Spectacle.
7. The Panhellenic Circuit of Sacred Crown Games.
8. Athens- City of Contests and Prizes.
9. Spartan Sport and Physical Education: Building the Body Politic.
10. Athletes: Myths, Motives, and Mobility.
11. Females and Greek Athletics.
12. Macedon and Hellenistic Sport and Spectacle (to ca. 200 BC).
13. The Roman Republic: Festivals, Celebrations, and Games.
14. Late Republic and Augustus: Spectacles, Popular Politics, and Empire.
15. Spectacle, Sport, and the Roman Empire (I).
16. Games and the Roman Empire (II).
Conclusion: Sport and/or/as Spectacle.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
List of Maps.
Abbreviations.
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Ancient Sport History.
1. Origins and Essences: Early Sport and Spectacle.
2. Late Bronze Age Minoans, Hittites and Mycenaeans.
3. Sport in Homer: Contests, Prizes, Heroes and Honor.
4. Archaic Greece: Athletic Festivals in an Age of Change.
5. In Search of the Real Ancient Olympics.
6. Ancient Olympic Games: Setting, Operation, Contests, and Spectacle.
7. The Panhellenic Circuit of Sacred Crown Games.
8. Athens- City of Contests and Prizes.
9. Spartan Sport and Physical Education: Building the Body Politic.
10. Athletes: Myths, Motives, and Mobility.
11. Females and Greek Athletics.
12. Macedon and Hellenistic Sport and Spectacle (to ca. 200 BC).
13. The Roman Republic: Festivals, Celebrations, and Games.
14. Late Republic and Augustus: Spectacles, Popular Politics, and Empire.
15. Spectacle, Sport, and the Roman Empire (I).
16. Games and the Roman Empire (II).
Conclusion: Sport and/or/as Spectacle.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
