The end of Greek athletics in late antiquity /

"Around AD 250 athletics was a significant part of civic life from southern Gaul and northern Africa to Syria and Egypt. Within this broad area, exercising in the gymnasium was a beloved pastime among those members of ancient society who could afford to be (occasionally) at leisure. Hundreds of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Remijsen, S. (Sofie) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Colección:Greek culture in the Roman world.
Temas:
Athletics > History.
Sports > History.
Athletics > Greece > History.
Sports > Greece > History.
Civilization > Greek influences.
Sports athlétiques > Histoire.
Sports > Histoire.
Sports athlétiques > Grèce > Histoire.
Sports > Grèce > Histoire.
Civilisation > Influence grecque.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Athletics.
Sports.
Antike
Sportler
Sport.
Atleten.
Festivals.
Toernooien.
Greece.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. An Overview of Athletics in Late Antiquity. 1. Greece ; 2. Asia Minor ; 3. Syria ; 4. Egypt ; 5. Italy ; 6. Gaul ; 7. North Africa ; Conclusions to Part I
  • Part II. Agones in a Changing World. 8. A religious ban? ; 9. An imperial ban? ; 10. The athletic professionals ; 11. Athletics as elite activity ; 12. The practical organization of agones ; 13. The agon as spectacle ; Conclusions to Part II.

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