Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece (English language edition)

Olympia, Delphoi, Isthmia, Nemea, Athens. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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2nd edition (2017) revised and enlarged, updated to include new historical and archaeological research and new photographic material from the many sites and monuments where excavation and restoration works have provided fresh insights. This book celebrates the athletes, the games, the sanctuaries, the cities and, above all, the inspiring spirit of the ancient Greeks over a span of a millennium and a half—from the earliest mentions of athletics in Homer’s Iliad and other literary sources, through the Classical age, and into the Hellenistic, Roman and late antique periods.Modelled on the physical exercises and competitions that existed in earlier Near Eastern cultures, hundreds of athletic games took place in Greek antiquity, extending across every area of the Mediterranean in which Greek culture flourished. In these five games the magnificent culture and ideology of Greek antiquity flourished, and the spectacle of the games gave rise to a sporting tradition that engages the world to this day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-07-31
Mått220 x 280 x 28 mm
Vikt1 835 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieKapon Editions
Antal sidor376
FörlagKapon Editions
ISBN9786185209186

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Foreword Sir John BoardmanAcknowledgments Publisher’s NotePrefaceIntroduction Athletics and ReligionThe Prehistory of AthleticsGreat Festivals and GamesΟlympia The SiteOlympia And the Olympic GamesZeusΟlympia Over the Centuries 3rd And 2nd Millennia BC Prehistoric Elis And Olympia11th–8th C. BC The Establishment of the Sanctuary and the Early Period8th C. BC The Foundation of The Olympic Games7th–6th C. BC The Period of Great Development5th C. BC The Glory of the Classical Period4th C. BC The Late Classical Period3rd–2nd C. BC The Hellenistic Period1st C. BC–2nd C. AD The Roman Intervention3rd–4th C. AD Olympia in Late AntiquityDelphi The SiteFoundation Myths and LegendsApolloDelphi Over The Centuries16th–11th C. BC The Prehistoric Settlement10th–8th C. BC The Arrival of Apollo7th–6th C. BC The Great Development of the Sanctuary and the Amphictyony6th C. BC The Archaic Period5th–4th C. BC Classical Period3rd–2nd C. BC The Hellenistic Period1st C. BC–4th C. AD Roman TimesΙsthmiaThe SiteFoundation Myths and LegendsPoseidonIsthmia Over The Centuries 11th–6th C. BC Early History of The Sanctuary5th–4th C. BC The Classical Period3rd–2nd C. BC The Hellenistic Period1st C. BC–3rd C. Ad Roman TimesΝemea The SiteFoundation Myths and LegendsNemea Over The Centuries 6th C. BC The Early History of the Sanctuary5h C. BC The Classical Period340/30–270/60 BC The Return of the Games to their CradlePanathenaia Foundation Myths and TraditionsAthenaThe Organisation and Conduct of the FestivalThe Panathenaic ProcessionOther Greek and Roman Games Local Games in GreeceGames in the Hellenistic EastThe Games and the Roman EmperorsGames in the East in Roman TimesThe Olympic Games of AntiochThe End of the Ancient GamesThe Events, Rules and Great ChampionsBibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex