A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity

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 INDICE: List of Figures ix List of Maps and Plans xiii Notes on Contributors xv Acknowledgments xxi General Introduction 1 Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle Section I Greece 17 Part I T he Background 19 1 Greek Athletic Competitions: The Ancient Olympics and More 21 Donald G. Kyle 2 Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age 36 Jeremy Rutter 3 Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic 53 Timothy P. J. Perry 4 Representations of Sport in Greek Literature 68 Nigel Nicholson 5 Picturing Victory: Representations of Sport in Greek Art 81 Jenifer Neils 6 Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport 98 H. W. Pleket 7 Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport 112 Ingomar Weiler Part II Places 131 8 Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia 133 Thomas Heine Nielsen 9 Sport and Society in Sparta 146 Paul Christesen 10 Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens 159 Donald G. Kyle 11 Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece 176 David Gilman Romano 12 Sport and Society in the Greek West 192 Carla M. Antonaccio Part III People, Settings, Ideas 209 13 Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) 211 Paul Christesen 14 Growing Up with Greek Sport: Education and Athletics 236 Werner Petermandl 15 Eros and Greek Sport 246 Andrew Lear 16 Greek Female Sport: Rites, Running, and Racing 258 Donald G. Kyle 17 People on the Fringes of Greek Sport 276 Christian Mann 18 The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society 287 Stephen G. Miller 19 The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) 295 Michael Scott 20 The Role of Religion in Greek Sport 309 Sarah C. Murray 21 Ancient Critics of Greek Sport 320 Zinon Papakonstantinou 22 Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia 332 Winthrop Lindsay Adams Part IV Later Greek Sport and Spectacle 347 23 Greek Sport in Egypt: Status Symbol and Lifestyle 349 Sofie Remijsen 24 Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor 364 H. W. Pleket Section II Rome 377 Part I The Background 379 25 Overview of Roman Spectacle 381 Roger Dunkle 26 Etruscan Sport 395 Giampiero Bevagna 27 Writing Arenas: Roman Authors and Their Games 412 Zara Martirosova Torlone 28 Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art 422 Steven L. Tuck 29 Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport 438 Gregory S. Aldrete 30 Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport 451 Jerry Toner Part II Spectacles and Sport in Rome 463 31 Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle 465 Garrett G. Fagan 32 Women with Swords: Female Gladiators in the Roman World 478 Stephen Brunet 33 Roman Chariot Racing: Charioteers, Factions, Spectators 492 Sinclair Bell 34 Roman Beast Hunts 505 Chris Epplett 35 Spectacular Executions in the Roman World 520 Chris Epplett 36 Greek Sports in Rome 533 Hugh M. Lee Part III People, Settings, Ideas 543 37 Amphitheaters in the Roman World 545 Hazel Dodge 38 Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World 561 Hazel Dodge 39 People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle 578 Rose MacLean 40 Religion and Roman Spectacle 590 John Zaleski 41 Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport 603 Kathryn Mammel Part IV Later Roman Spectacle and Sport 617 42 Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East 619 Michael J. Carter 43 Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century ce 633 David Alan Parnell Index 646

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3952-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 680
• Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés