The victor's crown
Subtitle: a history of ancient sport from Homer to Byzantium
By: David Potter
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781849162524
Subjects: Social aspects; Antike; Sport; Sports; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-358) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: pt. 1; title: ASHES, LINEN AND THE ORIGINS OF SPORT -- -- 1.; title: Introduction -- -- 2.; title: Homer and the Bronze Age -- -- 3.; title: Homer and Sport -- -- pt. 2; title: OLYMPIA -- -- 4.; title: From Myth to History -- -- 5.; title: Olympia in 480 BC -- -- 6.; title: Olympic Games of 476 BC -- -- 7.; title: Festival Approaches -- -- 8.; title: Winning --; title: equestrian events --; title: pentathlon and the foot races --; title: Nudity --; title: Pain and suffering -- -- 9.; title: Remembering Victory --; title: athlete as hero -- -- 10.; title: Emergence of the Panhellenic Cycle -- -- pt. 3; title: WORLD OF THE GYMNASIUM -- -- 11.; title: Sport and Civic Virtue -- -- 12.; title: Beroia -- -- 13.; title: Getting in Shape and Turning Pro -- -- pt. 4; title: ROMAN GAMES -- -- 14.; title: Greece Meets Rome -- -- 15.; title: Kings and Games -- -- 16.; title: Rome and Italy -- -- 17.; title: Actors and Gladiators -- -- 18.; title: Caesar, Antony, Augustus and the Games -- -- pt. 5; title: IMPERIAL GAMES -- -- 19.; title: Watching -- -- 20.; title: Fan's Experience -- -- 21.; title: Expectations -- -- 22.; title: Crowd Noise -- -- 23.; title: Dreaming of Sport -- -- 24.; title: Images of Sport -- -- 25.; title: Women's Sports -- -- 26.; title: Gladiators --; title: Life as a gladiator --; title: Training and ranking --; title: Dying --; title: Choosing to be a gladiator -- -- 27.; title: Charioteers -- -- 28.; title: Athletes --; title: Athletic guilds --; title: Cheating -- -- 29.; title: Running the Show --; title: Administration --; title: Athletics.