Description
Book SynopsisBoth interesting and accessible, this book looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through the translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors.
Trade Review'This lively and energetic book well matches its subject matter. The sources are excellent - plainly and vigorously translated, meticulously ascribed, and presented with a full and critical commentary. A vast range is used, much of it unfamiliar. This book will prove a delight alike to specialists and non-specialists ... I would like to see such source book appear on every aspect of Greek and Roman life. Professor Sweet has set a fine example.' Jennifer Gibbon, Highbury Fields School. JACT Review
Table of ContentsPreface Foreword by Erich Segal Introduction to Greek Athletics Athletics in Homer Running Events Pentathlon Diskos Jump Javelin Scoring the Pentathlon Combat Sports Wrestling Boxing Pankration Horse Racing Ball Playing Weight Lifting Miscellaneous Games and Activities Palestra and Training Attitudes toward Athletics Nudity in Greek Athletics Women in Greek Athletics Individual Athletes Walking and Mountaineering Swimming and Boating Hunting and Fishing Music Dance Theater Dining Pindar Philostratos Pausanias Lucian Greek Anthology BL Footnotes BL Bibliography BL Index of Testimonia BL List of Illustrations BL General Index and Glossary
