[PDF.25iw] Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World

Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World

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 | #542654 in Books |  Wiley-Blackwell |  2006-09-18 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x.78 x6.05l,1.34 | File type: PDF | 424 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Analysis|By bonnie_blu|This is an excellent review of sport and spectacle in the ancient Mediterranean world. The author examines evidence for the origin, meaning, and purposes of sport and spectacle for the Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, and more. He debunks many long-standing myths about the ancient olympics, the "purity" of archaic Greek sport, and Roman gl| |Winner of the 2008 Book Award of the North American Society for Sport History
|"A masterful compendium of our current state of knowledge in the ever-expanding field of ancient sport, covering a wide range of historical periods and civilizations. As such,

This is a readable, up-to-date, illustrated introduction to the history of sport and spectacle in the ancient world from the Ancient Near East through Greek and Hellenistic times and into the Roman Empire.

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• Covers athletics, combat sports, chariot racing, beast fights and gladiators.
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• Traces the precursors of Greek and Roman sports and spectacles in the Ancient Near...
  
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