Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World - Softcover

David Phillips; David Pritchard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905125526 ISBN 13: 9781905125524

Publisher: Classical Press of Wales, 2011

Synopsis

First launched at the time of the Athens Olympics, ""Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World"" has become a classic study in its field. The 15 illustrated chapters of this collection not only explore many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the rich programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. The book shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society and helped to create fundamental practices of ancient Greek democracy.

About this title

Review:

...every Hellenist interested in sports and festivals will find something of value in this...fine collection of papers.--Thomas Heine Nielsen"Bryn Mawr Classical Review" (01/01/2006)

From its well-chosen title to its thorough index, this highly informative? work details numerous aspects of the Ancient Games...It can appeal to the general reader looking for a challenge or merely checking for information.?--John Ross "Kathimerini "

It will become a basic reference work for a wide range of university courses.--Robin Osborne, University of Cambridge

A very good book indeed.--Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg

About the Author:

David Phillips and David Pritchard are both at the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1905125526
• ISBN 13: 9781905125524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416