This is the first comprehensive examination of Olympic victor lists. The origins, development, content, and structure of Olympic victor lists are explored and explained, and a number of important questions, such as the source and reliability of the year of 776 for the first Olympics, are addressed. Olympic victor lists emerge as a clearly defined type of literature that is best understood as a group of closely related texts.
This is the first comprehensive examination of Olympic victor lists. The origins, development, content, and structure of Olympic victor lists are expl...
A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle.
Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire
Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties
Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin
Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references,...
A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myr...
