Ancient Greek Athletics - Hardcover

Miller, Stephen G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300100833 ISBN 13: 9780300100839

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

The earliest Olympic Games began more than twenty-five hundred years ago. What were they like, how were they organized, who participated? Were ancient sports a means of preparing youth for warfare? In this lavishly illustrated book, a world expert on ancient Greek athletics provides the first comprehensive introduction to the subject, vividly describing ancient sporting events and games and exploring their impact on art, literature and politics. Using a wide array of ancient sources, written and visual, and including recent archaeological discoveries, Stephen Miller reconstructs ancient Greek athletic festivals and the details of specific athletic events. He also explores broader themes, including the role of women in ancient athletics, the place of amateurism, and the relation between athletic events and social and political life; 288 pages; Description: ix, 288 p. : ill. (some col. ) , map ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and indexes. Subjects: Athletics --Greece --History

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Críticas:

"An olive wreath to Miller for producing an eminently readable, generously illustrated, and comprehensive text on Greek athletics. A must-read for everyone interested in the role of sport in the ancient world." Jenifer Neils, author of Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens; "Everyone interested in sports will want to own this book, which is a lucid introduction to ancient athletics." Mary Lefkowitz, author of Greek Gods, Human Lives"

Biografía del autor:

Stephen G. Miller, professor of classical archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley, directs the excavations at Nemea in Greece, one of the major sites of ancient games. He is the author of many books, including Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources.

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• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0300100833
• ISBN 13: 9780300100839
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288