Sport and spectacle in the ancient world

Abstract

Origins and essences : early sport and spectacle -- Late bronze age Minoans, Hittites, and Mycenaeans -- Sport in Homer : contests, prizes, and honor -- Archaic Greece : athletics in an age of change -- In search of the ancient olympics -- Ancient Olympia and its games -- Panhellenic sacred crown games -- Athens : city of contests and prizes -- Spartan sport and physical education -- Greek athletes : myths, motives, and mobility -- Females and Greek athletics -- Macedon and Hellenistic sport and spectacle -- The Roman Republic : festivals, celebrations, and games -- Late Republic and Augustus : spectacles, politics, and empire -- Spectacle, sport, and the Roman Empire.

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