Greek Athletics in the Roman World (e-bog) af Newby, Zahra
Newby, Zahra (forfatter)

Greek Athletics in the Roman World e-bog

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The enduring importance of Greek athletic training and competition during the period of the Roman Empire has been a neglected subject in past scholarship on the ancient world. This book examines the impact that Greek athletics had on the Roman world, approaching it through the plentiful surviving visual evidence, viewed against textual and epigraphic sources. It shows that the traditional pictu...
E-bog 2190,77 DKK
Forfattere Newby, Zahra (forfatter)
Forlag OUP Oxford
Udgivet 7 oktober 2005
Genrer 1QDAG
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780191515576
The enduring importance of Greek athletic training and competition during the period of the Roman Empire has been a neglected subject in past scholarship on the ancient world. This book examines the impact that Greek athletics had on the Roman world, approaching it through the plentiful surviving visual evidence, viewed against textual and epigraphic sources. It shows that the traditional picture of Roman hostility has been much exaggerated. Instead Greek athleticscame to exercise a profound influence upon Roman spectacle and bathing culture. In the Greek east of the empire too, athletics continued to thrive, providing Greek cities with a crucial means of asserting their cultural identity while also accommodating Roman imperial power.