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Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds: Volume 2 - Greek Athletic Identities and Roman Sports and Spectacle (Paperback)
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Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds: Volume 2 - Greek Athletic Identities and Roman Sports and Spectacle (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies
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From the identity of Greek athletes and the place of Greek games in
the Roman era to forms, functions, and venues of Roman spectacles,
this second volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains
eleven articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of
ancient Greek and Roman sport, a field located at a crucial
intersection of social history, archaeology, literature, and other
aspects of those cultures. The studies have been updated with
addenda by the original authors, and four of the articles that were
originally published in German have been translated into English
here for the first time. The studies, selected for breadth and
importance of historical topics, include: the economics, status,
gender, and training of ancient athletes; the place of Greek
athletes in the Roman era; the evolution of Roman games from
Etruscan customs and of the Roman arena from earlier traditions;
the monetary prices of gladiators; the role of animal games in
Rome; and the Roman team sport of chariot racing. A companion first
volume complements this one with studies on Greek sport in its
epic, heroic, and Bronze Age origins; the ancient Olympics in its
relation to religion, politics, and diversity of competitors; Greek
events in track and field and equestrian events. The articles in
both volumes offer an excellent starting point to inspire newcomers
to the study of ancient sport, and to give students and scholars an
informative set of models for present knowledge and future
research.
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