عنوان

The victor's crown :

شابک

0199842736

شابک

0199842752

شابک

9780199842735

شابک

9780199842759

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

The victor's crown :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a history of ancient sport from Homer to Byzantium /

نام نخستين پديدآور

David Potter

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

New York :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Oxford University Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

c2012

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xxx, 416 p. :

ساير جزييات

col. ill. ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

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

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

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

متن يادداشت

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

موضوع مستند نشده

Sports-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Byzantine Empire, Civilization

موضوع مستند نشده

Greece, Civilization

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Potter, D. S., (David Stone),1957-

تاريخ عمليات

20111117001923.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y