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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Barnesville Public Library | 796.09 POT (Text) | 33500010652915 | Main | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9780199842759 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0199842752 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780199842735
- ISBN: 0199842736
- Physical Description: xxx, 416 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; ... Read More
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Ashes, linen and the origins of sport. ... Read More |
| Summary, etc.: | Presents the role of sport in the classical world ... Read More |
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| Subject: | Sports > History. Greece > Civilization. Byzantine Empire > Civilization. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe victor's crown : ‡ba history of ancient sport from Homer to Byzantium / ‡cDavid Potter. |
| 260 | . | ‡aOxford ; ‡aNew York : ‡bOxford University Press, ‡cc2012. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axxx, 416 p., [8] p. of plates : ‡bill. (some col.) ; ‡c25 cm. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aPresents 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. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aAshes, 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. |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
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