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From the Minoan bull-leaping to the ancient Olympics and the enigmas of their contests, this first volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains nine articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of sport in ancient Greece, a field located at a crucial intersection of social history, archaeology, literature, and other aspects of Greek culture. The studies have been updated with addenda by the original authors, and two of the articles that were originally published in German or French have been translated into English here for the first time. The studies, selected for breadth and importance of historical topics, include: 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. A companion second volume complements this one with studies on the social and economic aspects of Greek sport, the role of Greek sport in the Roman era, and forms, functions and venues of Roman spectacles. 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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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds: Volume 1
• Subtitle: Early Greece, The Olympics, and Contests
• Author: Thomas F Scanlon
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 352
• EAN: 9780199215317
• ISBN: 0199215316
• ID: 02557911
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 552 g
• Dimensions: 224 × 144 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. July 2014

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