Greek Sport and Social Status / / Mark Golden.
From the ancient Olympic games to the World Series and the World Cup, athletic achievement has always conferred social status. In this collection of essays, a noted authority on ancient sport discusses how Greek sport has been used to claim and enhance social status, both in antiquity and in modern...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Some Important Dates
- One. Helpers, Horses, and Heroes: Contests over Victory in Ancient Greece
- Two. Slaves and Ancient Greek Sport
- Three. Greek Games and Gladiators
- Four. Olive-Tinted Spectacles: Myths in the Histories of the Ancient and Modern Olympics
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Source Index
- General Index