Contributor
Futrell, Alison, 1962- editor.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintOxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Descriptionxxx, 738 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note:Part I. Introduction -- Overview and Approaches / Thomas F. Scanlon -- Theories of Greek and Roman Sport / Paul Christesen -- Part II. Development in historical perspective -- Section 1. Pre-Greek Mediterranean -- Sport in Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East / Wolfgang Decker -- Sport and Spectacle in the Greek Bronze Age / John G. Younger -- Section 2. Early competitions and events -- Origins of the Olympics to the Sixth Century BCE / Ulrich Sinn -- Etruscan Events / Jean-Paul Thuillier -- Section 3. Panhellenic games and the spread of the tradition -- The Greek Crown Games / Manuela Mari and Paola Stirpe -- The Panathenaia and Local Festivals / Julia L. Shear -- Patterns of Politics in Ancient Greek Athletics / Panos Valavanis -- Greek Festivals in the Hellenistic Era / Zahra Newby -- Section 4. Roman games and spectacles -- Games in the Republic: Performance and Space / Alison Futrell -- Theatre of Cruelty: Games of the Flavian Emperors / Richard Beacham -- Greek Festivals in the Roman Era / Zahra Newby -- Roman Games and Spectacle: Christian Identity and the Arena / David S. Potter -- The Decline and Fall of Spectacle / Paul Milliman -- Part III. Forms of contests and display -- Greek Footraces and Field Events / David Gilman Romano -- Greek Combat Sport and the Borders of Athletics, Violence, and Civilization / Michael B. Poliakoff -- Gladiators / Michael J. Carter -- Greek Hippic Contests / Nigel Nicholson -- Animal Events / Donald G. Kyle -- Naval Events and Aquacades / Rabun Taylor -- Part IV. Texts, contexts, contests -- Athletic Contests in Contexts of Epic and Other Related Archaic Texts / Gregory Nagy -- Epinikion, Kudos, and Criticism / Leslie Kurke -- Thematic Texts: Ovid, Martial, Tertullian / Kathryn Chew -- Contests in Context: Gladiatorial Inscriptions and Graffiti / Anne Hrychuk Kontokosta -- Curse Tablets / Alexander Hollmann -- Coins / Nathan T. Elkins -- Part V. Civic contexts -- Section 1. Some local contests and festivals -- Sparta's Contributions to Greek Sport / Paul Cartledge -- Imperial Spectacle in the Roman Provinces / Guy Chamberland -- Section 2. Architecture of games and competitions -- Greek Sanctuaries and Stadia / David Gilman Romano -- Gymnasium and Bath / Garrett G. Fagan -- The Colosseum / Hazel Dodge -- Circuses and Hippodromes / P. J. Holliday -- Section 3. Representations and material culture -- Combat Sports and Gladiatorial Combat in Greek and Roman Private Art / Shelby Brown -- Athletic Images and the Monumentalization of Victory / Wendy J. Raschke -- Section 4. Urban contexts of local festivals -- Local Festivals / Onno van Nijf -- Pompeii and Games / Luciana Jacobelli -- Gymnasium and Polis / Nigel M. Kennell -- Section 5. Games and community -- Economic Aspects of Athletic Competition in the Archaic and Classical Age / Lucia D'Amore -- 'Professional' Organizations in the Hellenistic World / Ingomar Weiler -- Ludi and Factiones as Organizations of Performers / Steven L. Tuck -- Animal Supply / Michael MacKinnon -- Gladiators as a Class / Valerie M. Hope -- Cult and Competition / Matthew J.P. Dillon -- Law, Litigation, and Sport in Ancient Greece / Zinon Papakonstantinou -- Spectatorship, Control, and Collective Groups / Geoffrey Sumi -- Part VI. Body and individual -- Section 1. Health and training -- Too Much of a Good Thing: The Health of Olympic Athletes in Ancient Greece / Lesley Dean-Jones -- Athletic Participation, Training, and Adolescent Education / David M. Pritchard -- Section 2. Gender and sexuality -- Gender and Sexuality in Greek Sport / Thomas F. Scanlon -- Sex in the Arena / Alison Futrell.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:This Handbook presents innovative research on sport and spectacle in ancient Greece and Rome, exploring historical perspectives, contest forms, and civic and social aspects such as class, spaces, health, gender, and sexuality. Greek and Roman topics are interwoven to simulate contest-like tensions and complementarities between the two cultures.
