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170+3 35.9 170+3 BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD t h e e d i tor s A C O M PA N IO N TO A COMPANION TO A C O M P A N I O N T O Paul Christesen is Professor of Classics at sport and Spectacle in greek and sport and Dartmouth College, USA. He is the author s of Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern roman antiquity p sport and Spectacle Spectacle in Worlds (2012), Olympic Victor Lists and Ancient E o greek and Greek History (2007), and numerous articles Contributors to this volume: D r and chapters on Greek historiography, ancient in greek and I t roman Greek history, and ancient sport. T Winthrop Lindsay Adams, Gregory S. Aldrete, Carla M. Antonaccio, E a antiquity Donald G. Kyle is Professor and former Sinclair Bell, Giampiero Bevagna, Stephen Brunet, Michael J. Carter, D nA roman antiquity Chair of History at the University of Texas at Paul Christesen, Hazel Dodge, Roger Dunkle, Chris Epplett, r Arlington, USA. He is the author of Sport and Garrett G. Fagan, Donald G. Kyle, Andrew Lear, Hugh M. Lee, d EDITED BY Spectacle in the Ancient World (Wiley-Blackwell, Bo C paul christesen Rose MacLean, Kathryn Mammel, Christian Mann, Stephen G. Miller, 2007), Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome (1998), Sarah C. Murray, Jenifer Neils, Nigel Nicholson, Thomas Heine Nielsen, Ym sO EDITED BY Paul Christesen and donald g. kyle Athletics in Ancient Athens (1987), and numerous p Zinon Papakonstantinou, David Alan Parnell, Timothy P. J. Perry, C articles and chapters on ancient sport history. aeM and donald G. kyle A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Werner Petermandl, H. W. Pleket, Sofie Remijsen, David Gilman Romano, h Roman Antiquity presents a series of original nc Jeremy Rutter, Michael Scott, Jerry Toner, Zara Martirosova Torlone, r P essays that apply a sociohistorical perspective Steven L. Tuck, Ingomar Weiler, John Zaleski t to myriad aspects of ancient sport and iaaA spectacle. Featuring contributions from a s n 2 t cN wide range of international scholars in various 4 4 ALSO AVAIL ABLE IN THIS SERIES: etlI disciplines, readings focus on the status and +6 sie roles of participants, organizers, and spectators eq O while addressing such themes as class, i gender, ethnicity, religion, violence, and more. nunN Introductory essays on the historiography i of Greek and Roman sport are followed by atg specialized readings relating to Greek sports T n yr in specific locales such as Athens and Sparta. O d Subsequent readings relating to the Roman e Empire focus on sport and spectacle in the e k city of Rome and in various Roman cities and k y provinces. Distinctions between “sport” and l a “spectacle” are examined and understanding sport and spectacle as part of a broader social e n canvas, rather than isolated activities, is d emphasized. Offering a wealth of new insights, A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity represents an invaluable scholarly contribution to ancient sport studies. www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell A CompAnion to Sport And SpeCtACle in Greek And romAn Antiquity BlACkWell CompAnionS to tHe AnCient World This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty concise essays written by individual scholars within their area of specialization. The essays are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner, designed for an international audience of scholars, students, and general readers. 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Kallendorf A CompAnion to Sport And SpeCtACle in Greek And romAn Antiquity Edited by Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle This edition first published 2014 © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Wiley-Blackwell is an imprint of John Wiley & Sons, formed by the merger of Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical and Medical business with Blackwell Publishing. Registered Office John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148–5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. The right of Paul Christesen and Donald G. 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ISBN 978-1-4443-3952-9 (hardback) – ISBN 978-1-118-60996-5 – ISBN 978-1-118-61004-6 – ISBN 978-1-118-61005-3 (ePUB) – ISBN 978-1-118-61013-8 (Mb) – ISBN 978-1-118-61086-2 (ePDF) 1. Sports–Greece–History. 2. Sports–Rome–History. 3. Sports–Social aspects–Greece–History. 4. Sports–Social aspects–Rome–History. 5. Greece–Social life and customs. 6. Rome–Social life and customs. 7. Greece–Social conditions–To 146 B.C. 8. Rome–Social conditions. I. Christesen, Paul, 1966– II. Kyle, Donald G. GV21.C66 2013 796′.0938–dc23 2013029872 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Cover image: Panathenaic prize amphora, ca. 530 bc, attributed to Euphiletos Painter. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1914. (14.130.12). Photo © 2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence. Cover design by Workhaus Set in 10/12.5pt Galliard by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India 1 2014 0002020742.INDD 4 9/19/2013 7:06:46 PM Contents List of Figures ix List of Maps and Plans xiii Notes on Contributors xv Acknowledgments xxi General Introduction 1 Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle SeCtion i Greece 17 pArt i the Background 19 1 Greek Athletic Competitions: The Ancient Olympics and More 21 Donald G. Kyle 2 Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age 36 Jeremy Rutter 3 Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic 53 Timothy P. J. Perry 4 Representations of Sport in Greek Literature 68 Nigel Nicholson 5 Picturing Victory: Representations of Sport in Greek Art 81 Jenifer Neils 6 Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport 98 H. W. Pleket 7 Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport 112 Ingomar Weiler vi Contents pArt ii places 131 8 Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia 133 Thomas Heine Nielsen 9 Sport and Society in Sparta 146 Paul Christesen 10 Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens 159 Donald G. Kyle 11 Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece 176 David Gilman Romano 12 Sport and Society in the Greek West 192 Carla M. Antonaccio pArt iii people, Settings, ideas 209 13 Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) 211 Paul Christesen 14 Growing Up with Greek Sport: Education and Athletics 236 Werner Petermandl 15 Eros and Greek Sport 246 Andrew Lear 16 Greek Female Sport: Rites, Running, and Racing 258 Donald G. Kyle 17 People on the Fringes of Greek Sport 276 Christian Mann 18 The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society 287 Stephen G. Miller 19 The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) 295 Michael Scott 20 The Role of Religion in Greek Sport 309 Sarah C. Murray 21 Ancient Critics of Greek Sport 320 Zinon Papakonstantinou 22 Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia 332 Winthrop Lindsay Adams Contents vii pArt iV later Greek Sport and Spectacle 347 23 Greek Sport in Egypt: Status Symbol and Lifestyle 349 Sofie Remijsen 24 Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor 364 H. W. Pleket SeCtion ii rome 377 pArt i the Background 379 25 Overview of Roman Spectacle 381 Roger Dunkle 26 Etruscan Sport 395 Giampiero Bevagna 27 Writing Arenas: Roman Authors and Their Games 412 Zara Martirosova Torlone 28 Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art 422 Steven L. Tuck 29 Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport 438 Gregory S. Aldrete 30 Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport 451 Jerry Toner pArt ii Spectacles and Sport in rome 463 31 Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle 465 Garrett G. Fagan 32 Women with Swords: Female Gladiators in the Roman World 478 Stephen Brunet 33 Roman Chariot Racing: Charioteers, Factions, Spectators 492 Sinclair Bell 34 Roman Beast Hunts 505 Chris Epplett 35 Spectacular Executions in the Roman World 520 Chris Epplett 36 Greek Sports in Rome 533 Hugh M. Lee viii Contents pArt iii people, Settings, ideas 543 37 Amphitheaters in the Roman World 545 Hazel Dodge 38 Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World 561 Hazel Dodge 39 People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle 578 Rose MacLean 40 Religion and Roman Spectacle 590 John Zaleski 41 Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport 603 Kathryn Mammel pArt iV later roman Spectacle and Sport 617 42 Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East 619 Michael J. Carter 43 Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century ce 633 David Alan Parnell Index 646
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