Arete Greek Sports from Ancient Sources

Name: Arete Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
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ISBN: 9780520274334

ISBN-10: 0520274334

ISBN-13: 9780520274334

Edition: 4th 2012

Authors: Stephen G. Miller, Paul Christesen

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From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organised contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources, including Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon & Xenophon on female body building.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Abbreviations


Foreword


Introduction



The Earliest Days of Greek Athletics: 1-2



Nudity and Equipment: 3-19



The Events at a Competition



Running: 20-31



Wrestling: 32-36



Boxing: 37-43



Pankration: 44-46



Pentathlon: 47-65



Equestrian: 66-72



Herald and Trumpeter: 73-74



Music: 75-76



Poetry and Prose Composition: 77-78



Acting: 79



Painting: 80



Organization of a Panhellenic Festival



Preparations at the Site: 81-82



Preparations of the Athletes: 83-86



The Truce: 87-89



Preliminaries: Registration and Certification: 90-94



Schedule, Heats, and Pairings: 95-99



Prohibitions and Penalties: 100-104



Officials: 105-109



Rewards for Victory: 110-118



Local Festivals



The Panathenaic Games of Athens: 119-123



The Eleutheria of Larissa in Thessaly: 124-126



The Bomonikai of Sparta: 127



The Role of the Games in Society: 128-148



Women in Athletics: 149-162



Athletes and heroes: 163-175



Ball Playing: 176-178



Gymnasion, Athletics, and Education: 179-189



The Spread of Greek Athletics in the Hellenistic Period: 190-199



Greek Athletics in the Roman Period: 200-204



Amateurism and Professionalism: 205-223



Nationalism and Internationalism: 224-231



Relations between the Panhellenic Sanctuaries: 232-236



Relations between City-States and the Panhellenic Sanctuaries: 237-242



Relations between City-States at the Panhellenic Sanctuaries: 243-247



Beauty and Reality: 248-256


Appendix: The Olympian and Pythian Programs


Select Bibliography


Index and Glossary


Sources for the Chapter-Opening Sketches