Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World |
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| Author:
| Kyle, Donald G. |
| Series title: | Ancient Cultures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-470-70497-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This is a readable, up-to-date, illustrated introduction to the history of sport and spectacle in the ancient world from the Ancient Near East through Greek and Hellenistic times and into the Roman Empire.
- Covers athletics, combat sports, chariot racing, beast fights and gladiators.
- Traces the precursors of Greek and Roman sports and spectacles in the Ancient Near East and the...
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This is a readable, up-to-date, illustrated introduction to the history of sport and spectacle in the ancient world from the Ancient Near East through Greek and Hellenistic times and into the Roman Empire.
- Covers athletics, combat sports, chariot racing, beast fights and gladiators.
- Traces the precursors of Greek and Roman sports and spectacles in the Ancient Near East and the Bronze Age Aegean.
- Investigates the origins, nature and meaning of sport, covering issues of violence, professionalism, class, gender and eroticism.
- Challenges the notion that Greek sport and Roman spectacle were polar opposites.
- Approaches sport and spectacle as overlapping and compatible features of civilized states and empires.