โ Scribed by Christesen, Paul; Kyle, Donald G.
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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-- General Introduction / Paul Christesen And Donald G. Kyle -- Section One. Greece -- Part One. The Background -- Greek Athletic Competitions : The Ancient Olympics And More / Donald G. Kyle -- Sport In The Aegean Bronze Age / Jeremy B. Rutter -- Sport In The Early Iron Age And Homeric Epic / Timothy P.j. Perry -- Representations Of Sport In Greek Literature / Nigel Nicholson -- Picturing Victory : Representations Of Sport In Greek Art / Jenifer Neils -- Inscriptions As Evidence For Greek Sport / H.w. Pleket -- Recent Trends In The Study Of Greek Sport / Ingomar Weiler -- Part Two. Places -- Panhellenic Athletics At Olympia / Thomas Heine Nielsen -- Sport And Society In Sparta / Paul Christesen -- Sport, Society, And Politics In Athens / Donald G. Kyle -- Athletic Festivals In The Northern Peloponnese And Central Greece / David Gilman Romano -- Sport And Society In The Greek West / Carla M. Antonaccio -- Part Three. People, Settings, Ideas --sport And Democratization In Ancient Greece (with An Excursus On Athletic Nudity) / Paul Christesen -- Growing Up With Greek Sport : Education And Athletics / Werner Petermandl -- Eros And Greek Sport / Andrew Lear -- Greek Female Sport : Rites, Running, And Racing / Donald G. Kyle -- People On The Fringes Of Greek Sport / Christian Mann -- The Greek Stadium As A Reflection Of A Changing Society / Stephen G. Miller -- The Social Life Of Greek Athletic Facilities (other Than Stadia) / Michael Scott -- The Role Of Religion In Greek Sport / Sarah C. Murray -- Ancient Critics Of Greek Sport / Zinon Papakonstantinou -- Sport, Spectacle, And Society In Ancient Macedonia / Winthrop Lindsay Adams -- Part Four. Later Greek Sport And Spectacle -- Greek Sport In Egypt : Status Symbol And Lifestyle / Sofie Remijsen -- Sport In Hellenistic And Roman Asia Minor / H.w. Pleket -- Section Two. Rome -- Part One. The Background -- Overview Of Roman Spectacle / Roger Dunkle -- Etruscan Sport / Giampiero Bevagna -- Writing Arenas : Roman Authors And Their Games / Zara Martirosova Torlone -- Representations Of Spectacle And Sport In Roman Art / Steven L. Tuck -- Material Evidence For Roman Spectacle And Sport / Gregory S. Aldrete -- Trends In The Study Of Roman Spectacle And Sport / Jerry Toner -- Part Two. Spectacles And Sport In Rome -- Gladiatorial Combat As Alluring Spectacle / Garrett G. Fagan -- Women With Swords : Female Gladiators In The Roman World / Stephen Brunet -- Roman Chariot Racing : Charioteers, Factions, Spectators / Sinclair Bell -- Roman Beast-hunts / Chris Epplett -- Spectacular Executions In The Roman World / Chris Epplett -- Greek Sports In Rome / Hugh M. Lee -- Part Three. People, Settings, Ideas -- Amphitheaters In The Roman World / Hazel Dodge -- Venues For Spectacle And Sport (other Than Amphitheaters) In The Roman World / Hazel Dodge -- People On The Margins Of Roman Spectacle / Rose Maclean -- Religion And Roman Spectacle / John Zaleski -- Ancient Critics Of Roman Spectacle And Sport / Kathryn Mammel -- Part Four. Later Roman Spectacle And Sport -- Romanization Through Spectacle In The Greek East / Michael Carter -- Spectacle And Sport In Constantinople In The Sixth Century Ce / David Alan Parnell. Edited By Paul Christesen And Donald G. Kyle. A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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