2003, English, Map edition: Sport and festival in the ancient Greek world / edited by David J. Phillips and David Pritchard. Editora Trieste.

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Sport and festival in the ancient Greek world / edited by David J. Phillips and David Pritchard
 
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Physical Description
  • xxxi, 416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Published
  • Swansea : Classical Press of Wales ; Oakville, CT : Distributor in the U.S. by David Brown Book Co., 2003.
Language
  • English

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Title
  • Sport and festival in the ancient Greek world /​ edited by David J. Phillips and David Pritchard.
Creator
  • Editora Trieste.
Other Creators
  • Phillips, David.
  • Pritchard, David.
Published
  • Swansea : Classical Press of Wales ; Oakville, CT : Distributor in the U.S. by David Brown Book Co., 2003.
Physical Description
  • xxxi, 416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Map Data
  • Scale 1:2,500,000 (W 62⁰--W 44⁰/​S 4⁰--S 24⁰).
Summary
  • This collection of fifteen studies from international contributors took its inspiration from the Sydney Olympics of 2000. The focus here is on the ancient world, but additionally there is an examination of how Greek artefacts linked with sport can best be presented to a modern audience. -- book jacket.
Contents
  • Pt. I: Olympia and the olympics. 1. The organization and functioning of the Olympic games /​ Stephen Miller
  • 2. The German excavations at Olympia: an introduction /​ Helmut Kyrieleis
  • 3. Elis and Olympia: city, sanctuary and politics /​ Nigel B. Crowther
  • Pt. II: Athletic poetry and Olympic mythology. 4. Victory statue, victory song: Pindar's agonistic poetics and its legacy /​ Patrick O'Sullivan
  • 5. Olympia and the chariot-race of Pelops /​ John Davidson
  • Pt. III: The origins of athletic and choral competitions. 6. Homer, funeral contests and the origins of the Greek city /​ Ben Brown
  • 7. The politics of dance: dithyrambic contest and social order in ancient Greece /​ Peter Wilson
  • Pt. IV: Athens and its festivals. 8. Athenian political history: a Panathenaic perspective /​ David J. Phillips
  • 9. The Parthenon frieze as an idealized, contemporary Panathenaic festival /​ Tom Stevenson
  • 10. The curious matter of the Lenaia festival of 422 BC /​ Ian C. Storey
  • Pt. V: Athletics, education and philosophy. 11. Athletics, education and participation in classical Athens /​ David Pritchard
  • 12. Athletics, competition and the intellectual /​ Harold Tarrant
  • Pt. VI: Curating the ancient Olympics. 13. 1000 years of the Olympic games: treasures of ancient Greece: The Powerhouse museum exhibitions /​ Paul Donnelly and Kevin Fewster
  • 14. VROOM (Virtual reconstruction of Olympia model): The creation of a virtual tour from a digital model /​ Kate da Costa, Sarah Kenderdine, Cliff Ogleby and John Ristevski
  • 15. 1000 years of the Olympic games: treasures of ancient Greece: a study of audiences and impact /​ Carol Scott.
Notes
  • Shows states of Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul.
  • Includes index, statistical data, and col. ill. of flags.
  • Includes bibliographical references ( p. 401-402) and index.
Language
  • English
ISBN
  • 0954384512
  • 0715632442
Dewey Number
  • 306.4830938
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