Intro -- A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps and Plans -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- General Introduction -- Section I Greece -- Part I The Background -- Chapter 1 Greek Athletic Competitions: The Ancient Olympics And More -- Chapter 2 Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age -- Chapter 3 Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic -- Chapter 4 Representations of Sport in Greek Literature -- Chapter 5 Picturing Victory: Representations of Sport In Greek Art -- Chapter 6 Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport -- Chapter 7 Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport -- Part II Places -- Chapter 8 Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia -- Chapter 9 Sport and Society in Sparta -- Chapter 10 Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens -- Chapter 11 Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece -- Chapter 12 Sport and Society in the Greek West -- Part III People, Settings, Ideas -- Chapter 13 Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) -- Chapter 14 Growing Up with Greek Sport: Education And Athletics -- Chapter 15 Eros and Greek Sport -- Chapter 16 Greek Female Sport: Rites, Running, And Racing -- Chapter 17 People on the Fringes of Greek Sport -- Chapter 18 The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society -- Chapter 19 The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) -- Chapter 20 The Role of Religion in Greek Sport -- Chapter 21 Ancient Critics of Greek Sport -- Chapter 22 Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia -- Part IV Later Greek Sport and Spectacle -- Chapter 23 Greek Sport in Egypt: Status Symbol And Lifestyle -- Chapter 24 Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor -- Section II Rome -- Part I The Background -- Chapter 25 Overview of Roman Spectacle.

Chapter 26 Etruscan Sport -- Chapter 27 Writing Arenas: Roman Authors and Their Games -- Chapter 28 Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art -- Chapter 29 Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport -- Chapter 30 Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport -- Part II Spectacles and Sport in Rome -- Chapter 31 Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle -- Chapter 32 Women with Swords: Female Gladiators in the Roman World -- Chapter 33 Roman Chariot Racing: Charioteers, Factions, Spectators -- Chapter 34 Roman Beast Hunts -- Chapter 35 Spectacular Executions in the Roman World -- Chapter 36 Greek Sports in Rome -- Part III People, Settings, Ideas -- Chapter 37 Amphitheaters in the Roman World -- Chapter 38 Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World -- Chapter 39 People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle -- Chapter 40 Religion and Roman Spectacle -- Chapter 41 Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport -- Part IV Later Roman Spectacle and Sport -- Chapter 42 Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East -- Chapter 43 Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century CE -- Index.

A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle. Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers.

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