| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 416 pages) : color illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ashes, linen and the origins of sport. Introduction -- Homer and the Bronze Age -- Homer and sport -- Olympia. From myth to history -- Olympia in 480 BC -- The Olympic games of 476 BC -- The festival approaches -- Winning: The equestrian events; The pentathlon and the foot races; Nudity; Pain and Suffering -- Remembering victory: The athlete as hero -- The emergence of the Panhellenic Cycle -- The world of the gymnasium. Sport and civic virtue -- Beroia -- Getting in shape and turning pro -- Roman games. Greece meets Rome -- Kings and games -- Rome and Italy -- Actors and gladiators -- Caesar, Antony, Augustus and the games -- Imperial games. Watching -- The fan's experience -- Expectations -- Crowd noise -- Dreaming of sport -- Images of sport -- Women's sports -- Gladiators: Life as a gladiator; Training and ranking; Dying; Choosing to be a gladiator -- Charioteers -- Athletes: Athletic guilds; Cheating -- Running the show: Administration; Athletics. |
| Summary |
Presents the role of sport in the classical world from both the competitors' and the spectators' perspectives. Discusses how sport became a social force through its roles in religion, politics, and culture. Includes descriptions of conditioning, training, and competitions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sports -- History.
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Sports. |
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History. |
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Greece -- Civilization.
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Greece. |
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Civilization. |
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Byzantine Empire -- Civilization.
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Byzantine Empire. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Potter, D.S. (David Stone), 1957- Victor's crown. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 9780199842759 (DLC) 2011008813 (OCoLC)707266098 |
| ISBN |
9780199878284 (electronic book) |
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0199878285 (electronic book) |
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9780199842759 |
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0199842752 |
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9780199842735 |
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0199842736 |
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