Aimed at readers of all levels--from student to classics buff to serious scholars--this sourcebook looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors. It examines such diversions as the ancient Olympic Games, athletic clothing, women in sports, dining, dancing, and fishing. Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece offers a wide range of topics geared to students' interests, new translations into readable English that facilitate their introduction to the subject, and a rich assortment of illustrations. The questions following each translation help students understand the passages, while the presentation of contradictory evidence challenges them to evaluate different points of view, both in the study of ancient culture and in their own daily lives. Successfully tested in college classrooms for a ten years, this book provides an excellent springboard for the study of ancient Greek history, classical literature, or sports history.
Author(s): Waldo E. Sweet
Year: 1987
Language: English
Pages: 302
Contents......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 16
1 Introduction to Greek Athletics......Page 22
2 Athletics in Homer......Page 30
3 Running Events......Page 46
4 Pentathlon......Page 56
5 Diskos......Page 59
6 Jump......Page 65
7 Javelin......Page 71
8 Scoring the Pentathlon......Page 75
9 Combat Sports......Page 79
10 Wrestling......Page 82
11 Boxing......Page 87
12 Pankration......Page 100
13 Horse Racing......Page 108
14 Ball Playing......Page 115
15 Weight Lifting......Page 123
16 Miscellaneous Activities and Games......Page 127
17 Palestra and Training......Page 130
18 Attitudes toward Athletics......Page 137
19 Nudity in Greek Athletics......Page 143
20 Women in Greek Athletics......Page 153
21 Individual Athletes......Page 164
22 Walking and Mountaineering......Page 172
23 Swimming and Boating......Page 180
24 Hunting and Fishing......Page 188
25 Music......Page 201
26 Dance......Page 206
27 Theater......Page 211
28 Dining......Page 218
29 Pindar......Page 229
30 Philostratos......Page 231
31 Pausanias......Page 250
32 Lucian......Page 270
33 Greek Anthology......Page 277
Notes......Page 282
Bibliography......Page 288
Index of Testimonia......Page 292
Illustration Credits......Page 294
C......Page 296
H......Page 297
P......Page 298
T......Page 299
Z......Page 300
