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. * Covers athletics, combat sports, chariot racing, beast fights and gladiators. * Traces the precursors of Greek and Roman sports and spectacles in the Ancient Near East and the Bronze Age Aegean. * Investigates the origins, nature and meaning of sport, covering issues of violence, professionalism, class, gender and ...
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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. * Covers athletics, combat sports, chariot racing, beast fights and gladiators. * Traces the precursors of Greek and Roman sports and spectacles in the Ancient Near East and the Bronze Age Aegean. * Investigates the origins, nature and meaning of sport, covering issues of violence, professionalism, class, gender and eroticism. * Challenges the notion that Greek sport and Roman spectacle were polar opposites. * Approaches sport and spectacle as overlapping and compatible features of civilized states and empires.
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Very Good Condition. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Slight wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. xv, 403. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Sports; Rome (Empire); Greece; Mediterranean Region; Name; ISBN: 063122971X. ISBN/EAN: 9780631229711. Add. Inventory No: 231018HAN015022.
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Very Good+ 063122971X. Gift inscription from author to Jenifer [Neils] on ffep. Very faint shelfwear.; 8.8 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 424 pages; Signed by Author.
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