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Book SynopsisA Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of original essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle.
Trade Review“This volume of forty-three essays is a superb introduction to the study of sport and spectacle in Greece and Rome . . .This companion will be a great addition to anyone’s library, whether they are scholars of sport and spectacle or general readers interested in life in ancient Greece and Rome.” (Phoenix, 1 June 2015)
Table of ContentsList of Figures ix
List of Maps and Plans xiii
Notes on Contributors xv
Acknowledgments xxi
General Introduction 1
Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle
Section I Greece 17
Part I The Background 19
1 Greek Athletic Competitions: The Ancient Olympics and More 21
Donald G. Kyle
2 Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age 36
Jeremy Rutter
3 Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic 53
Timothy P. J. Perry
4 Representations of Sport in Greek Literature 68
Nigel Nicholson
5 Picturing Victory: Representations of Sport in Greek Art 81
Jenifer Neils
6 Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport 98
H. W. Pleket
7 Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport 112
Ingomar Weiler
Part II Places 131
8 Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia 133
Thomas Heine Nielsen
9 Sport and Society in Sparta 146
Paul Christesen
10 Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens 159
Donald G. Kyle
11 Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece 176
David Gilman Romano
12 Sport and Society in the Greek West 192
Carla M. Antonaccio
Part III People, Settings, Ideas 209
13 Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) 211
Paul Christesen
14 Growing Up with Greek Sport: Education and Athletics 236
Werner Petermandl
15 Eros and Greek Sport 246
Andrew Lear
16 Greek Female Sport: Rites, Running, and Racing 258
Donald G. Kyle
17 People on the Fringes of Greek Sport 276
Christian Mann
18 The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society 287
Stephen G. Miller
19 The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) 295
Michael Scott
20 The Role of Religion in Greek Sport 309
Sarah C. Murray
21 Ancient Critics of Greek Sport 320
Zinon Papakonstantinou
22 Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia 332
Winthrop Lindsay Adams
Part IV Later Greek Sport and Spectacle 347
23 Greek Sport in Egypt: Status Symbol and Lifestyle 349
Sofie Remijsen
24 Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor 364
H. W. Pleket
Section II Rome 377
Part I The Background 379
25 Overview of Roman Spectacle 381
Roger Dunkle
26 Etruscan Sport 395
Giampiero Bevagna
27 Writing Arenas: Roman Authors and Their Games 412
Zara Martirosova Torlone
28 Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art 422
Steven L. Tuck
29 Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport 438
Gregory S. Aldrete
30 Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport 451
Jerry Toner
Part II Spectacles and Sport in Rome 463
31 Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle 465
Garrett G. Fagan
32 Women with Swords: Female Gladiators in the Roman World 478
Stephen Brunet
33 Roman Chariot Racing: Charioteers, Factions, Spectators 492
Sinclair Bell
34 Roman Beast Hunts 505
Chris Epplett
35 Spectacular Executions in the Roman World 520
Chris Epplett
36 Greek Sports in Rome 533
Hugh M. Lee
Part III People, Settings, Ideas 543
37 Amphitheaters in the Roman World 545
Hazel Dodge
38 Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World 561
Hazel Dodge
39 People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle 578
Rose MacLean
40 Religion and Roman Spectacle 590
John Zaleski
41 Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport 603
Kathryn Mammel
Part IV Later Roman Spectacle and Sport 617
42 Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East 619
Michael J. Carter
43 Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century CE 633
David Alan Parnell
Index 646
