Sport and festival in the ancient Greek world

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    • Phillips, David J.
    • Pritchard, David

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Sport and festival in the ancient Greek world

edited by David J. Phillips and David Pritchard

Classical Press of Wales , Dist. in the U.S. by David Brown Book Co., c2003

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • The organization and functioning of the Olympic Games / Stephen Miller
  • The German excavations at Olympia : an introduction / Helmud Kyrieleis ; translated by Suzanne Binder
  • Elis and Olympia : city, sanctuary and politics / Nigel B. Crowther
  • Victory statue, victory song : Pindar's agonistic poetics and its legacy / Patrick O'Sullivan
  • Olympia and the chariot-race of Pelops / John Davidson
  • Homer, funeral contests and the origins of the Greek city / Ben Brown
  • The politics of dance : Dithyrambic contest and social order in ancient Greece / Peter Wilson
  • Athenian political history : a Panathenaic perspective / David J. Phillips
  • The Parthenon frieze as an idealized, contemporary Panathenaic festival / Tom Stevenson
  • The curious matter of the Lenaia festival of 422 BC / Ian C. Storey
  • Athletics, education and participation in classical Athens / David Pritchard
  • Athletics, competition and the intellectual / Harold Tarrant
  • 1000 Years of the Olympic Games : Treasures of Ancient Greece : The Powerhouse Museum exhibition / Paul Donnelly and Kevin Fewster
  • VROOM (Virtual Reconstruction of Olympia Model) : The creation of a virtual tour from a digital model / Kate da Costa ... (et. al.)
  • 1000 Years of the Olympic Games : Treasures of Ancient Greece : A study of audiences and impact / Carol Scott

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Description

How did sport and festival affect the ancient Greek city? How did the values of athletics pervade Greek culture? This collection of fifteen new studies from an international cast took its inspiration from the exceptional Sydney Olympics of 2000. The focus here is on the ancient world, but additional there is a sophisticated look at how Greek artefacts linked with sport can best be presented to the modern world.

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