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The Victor's Crown : : a History of Ancient Sport From Homer to Byzantium

Potter, D. S. (David Stone), 1957- Book - 2012 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Ashes, linen and the origins of sport. Introduction -- Homer and the Bronze Age -- Homer and sport -- Olympia. From myth to history -- Olympia in 480 BC -- The Olympic games of 476 BC -- The festival approaches -- Winning: The equestrian events; The pentathlon and the foot races; Nudity; Pain and Suffering -- Remembering victory: The athlete as hero -- The emergence of the Panhellenic Cycle -- The world of the gymnasium. Sport and civic virtue -- Beroia -- Getting in shape and turning pro -- Roman games. Greece meets Rome -- Kings and games -- Rome and Italy -- Actors and gladiators -- Caesar, Antony, Augustus and the games -- Imperial games. Watching -- The fan's experience -- Expectations -- Crowd noise -- Dreaming of sport -- Images of sport -- Women's sports -- Gladiators: Life as a gladiator; Training and ranking; Dying; Choosing to be a gladiator -- Charioteers -- Athletes: Athletic guilds; Cheating -- Running the show: Administration; Athletics.
Presents the role of sport in the classical world from both the competitors' and the spectators' perspectives. Discusses how sport became a social force through its roles in religion, politics, and culture. Includes descriptions of conditioning, training, and competitions.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xxx, 416 p. : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780199842759
0199842752
9780199842735
0199842736

SUBJECTS
Sports -- History.
Greece -- Civilization.
Byzantine Empire -- Civilization.