Ancient Greek Athletics

Ancient Greek Athletics
Author: Stephen Gaylord Miller
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780300115291

Presenting a survey of sports in ancient Greece, this work describes ancient sporting events and games. It considers the role of women and amateurs in ancient athletics, and explores the impact of these games on art, literature and politics.

Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport

Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport
Author: David Sansone
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1992-12-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520913325

How is sport in contemporary society related to sport in earlier civilizations? Why is the expenditure of energy involved in sport considered exhilarating, while the equivalent expenditure of energy in other contexts can be dispiriting? David Sansone offers answers to these questions and advances a revolutionary thesis to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, he explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins.

The End of Greek Athletics in Late Antiquity

The End of Greek Athletics in Late Antiquity
Author: Sofie Remijsen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2015-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107050782

A comprehensive study of how and why athletic contests, a characteristic feature of ancient Greek culture, disappeared in late antiquity.

Ancient Greek Athletics

Ancient Greek Athletics
Author: Charles H. Stocking
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2021
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0198839596

Présentation de l'éditeur : "This work presents a collection of texts in translation on ancient athletics in Greek and Roman history, including a wide range of topics from the Olympics to ancient conceptions of health and wellness."

Greek Athletics and the Olympics

Greek Athletics and the Olympics
Author: Alan Beale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0521138205

An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Where did the idea of celebrating the Olympic Games every four years come from? The short answer is ancient Greece. The very name 'Olympic' announces an origin for the competition, but, as with most of our classical heritage, it is easy for the superficial similarities to conceal major cultural differences. The purpose of this new book in the Greece and Rome: Texts and Contexts series is to provide an introduction to Greek athletics and their most important competition at Olympia through a selection of contemporary visual and literary sources.

Contemporary Athletics & Ancient Greek Ideals

Contemporary Athletics & Ancient Greek Ideals
Author: Daniel A. Dombrowski
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0226155498

Despite their influence in our culture, sports inspire dramatically less philosophical consideration than such ostensibly weightier topics as religion, politics, or science. Arguing that athletic playfulness coexists with serious underpinnings, and that both demand more substantive attention, Daniel Dombrowski harnesses the insights of ancient Greek thinkers to illuminate contemporary athletics. Dombrowski contends that the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus shed important light on issues—such as the pursuit of excellence, the concept of play, and the power of accepting physical limitations while also improving one’s body—that remain just as relevant in our sports-obsessed age as they were in ancient Greece. Bringing these concepts to bear on contemporary concerns, Dombrowski considers such questions as whether athletic competition can be a moral substitute for war, whether it necessarily constitutes war by other means, and whether it encourages fascist tendencies or ethical virtue. The first volume to philosophically explore twenty-first-century sport in the context of its ancient predecessor, Contemporary Athletics and Ancient Greek Ideals reveals that their relationship has great and previously untapped potential to inform our understanding of human nature.

Games for the Gods

Games for the Gods
Author: John Herrmann
Publisher: MFA Publications
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, proudly presents the original Olympics in all their sweaty, heroic glory. Like today, sports were a vital part of daily life in ancient Greece. "Games for the Gods" unearths the original traditions of athletics, highlighting both the fascinating similarities and the jarring differences between the ancient ways and our own. We might not be used to such Classical customs as associating athletic festivals with certain gods, seeing our athletes compete in the nude, or having them indulge in dirty fighting as accepted practice (then again...), but the excitement of competition, admiration for athletic skill, and adoration of champions--as well as several of the sports--are just as familiar to fans today as they were to the ancients. The Greek Games here come to life in a series of texts that explore the Olympics then and now, the origins of the games and various athletic events, and the ways in which the contests were prepared for and the victors honoured. With stunning illustrations of over 140 sculptures, vases, and coins, as well as photographs of modern athletes, "Games for the Gods" is a unique celebration of the Olympic spirit through the ages.

The Ancient Greek Olympics

The Ancient Greek Olympics
Author: Richard Woff
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195215816

Describes the history, traditions, and competitive events connected with the Olympic games held in ancient Greece.

Greek Athletics

Greek Athletics
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1925
Genre: Art, Greek
ISBN: