Ancient Roman Sports A Z

Author : David Matz
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476636249
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Roman Sports, A-Z written by David Matz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  Chariot races. Gladiatorial combat. Fishing. Hunting. Swimming. The ancient Romans enjoyed these sports--sometimes with fanatical enthusiasm. This reference book contains more than 100 entries covering sporting events and activities of the era, and the Romans who sponsored, competed in and attended them. Charioteer Appuleius Diocles, in a career spanning 24 years, competed in 4,257 races, winning an astounding 1,462 of them. Alypius, the young friend of St. Augustine, was both drawn to and repulsed by gladiatorial battles and struggled to shake his mania for the spectacle of blood sport. Brief abstracts of the entries are included for quick reference, along with an expansive glossary and biographical notes on the ancient authors cited.

Author : Anne Mahoney
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1585106062
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Sports and Spectacles written by Anne Mahoney and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman Sports and Spectacles: A Sourcebook contains numerous translations from the Latin, including famous authors, such as Cicero, Seneca, Tertullian and Augustine, and the not so famous, including graffiti, advertisements and tombstones to paint a world view of what sports Romans played and what they thought of them. The world of Roman sports was similar in many ways to our own, but there were significant differences. For one thing Roman sports centered during religious festivals and the participants were most often slaves. Roman sports were not team sports, but individual competitions. And sports like chariot racing and gladiatorial competitions were very dangerous. Each document includes an introduction to the source material.

Author : Mark Golden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134535953
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z written by Mark Golden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z covers an extraordinarily wide range of Greek and Roman sporting activities. Arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary format, this volume includes more than 700 entries discussing ancient athletes, festivals, important sites, equipment and concepts. The approach throughout is comprehensive yet succinct, with key topics, such as athletic festivals, chariot racing, prizes and the role of women receiving more detailed discussion. Each entry concludes with pointers to the most important sources of information, both ancient and modern. The places mentioned in the text are picked out on a useful map, and a timeline of significant developments and events is also included. Reliable, enjoyable, and up-to-date, this handy work of reference will suit readers from student level upwards.

Author : Nicola Barber
Publisher : Follettbound
ISBN 13 : 9780329753542
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Roman Sports and Pastimes written by Nicola Barber and published by Follettbound. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alison Futrell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405153156
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roman Games written by Alison Futrell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sourcebook presents a wealth of material relating to everyaspect of Roman spectacles, especially gladiatorial combat andchariot racing. Draws on the words of eye-witnesses and participants, as wellas depictions of the games in mosaics and other works of art. Offers snapshots of “a day at the games” and“the life of a gladiator”. Includes numerous illustrations. Covers chariot-races, water pageants, naval battles and wildanimal fights, as well as gladiatorial combat. Combines political, social, religious and archaeologicalperspectives. Facilitates an in-depth understanding of this important featureof ancient life.

Author : John McClelland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135773238
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body and Mind written by John McClelland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to address the gap in the literature linking the physical culture of the ancient world with the beginnings of modern sport, this original book traces the history of the evolution of a variety of sport, games and physical education from 450-1650AD across Western Europe. Drawing on primary sources, this book takes a thematic approach, looking at the changing nature of geopolitical structures, educational systems, religious institutions and the practice of warfare and medicine and goes on to trace the disappearance of ancient physical culture with its gymnasia, gladiators and chariot races, the invention of a new physical culture based on chivalry around 1000AD, the transformation of that culture in the Renaissance, and its disappearance around 1650 under the influences of new science. Offering a new and original perspective on the relationship between sport and society, this unique study will be of great interest to all historians of sport and culture.

Author : Christopher Epplett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632208768
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gladiators written by Christopher Epplett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of gladiators—with an added bite! It’s hard for modern readers to truly grasp the spectacle that was arena sports in ancient Rome, which pitted man against man and man against beast in mortal combat. Our modern games of football and hockey, or even boxing and MMA, truly pale in comparison. The Gladiators is a comprehensive survey of these ancient sports, focusing on gladiatorial combat and the beast hunts (venationes). While many books have been written on arena spectacles in ancient Rome, they generally neglect the venationes, despite the fact that the beast hunts, of various dangerous wild animals (including lions, tigers, elephants, and rhinos), were almost as popular as gladiatorial spectacles and endured over a longer period of time. Dr. Christopher Epplett gives a full and detailed treatment of both types of spectacle. The author starts by explaining the origins of these bloody combat sports in the late Roman Republic before surveying the growth of these events during the first two centuries of the Empire, when emperors possessed the resources to stage arena spectacles on an unmatched scale. The details of the training, equipment, and fighting styles used by different types of combatants are covered, as are the infrastructure of the arenas and behind-the-scenes organization that was essential to the successful staging of arena events. Particular attention is paid to the procurement of the countless wild animals necessary to stage venationes throughout the Empire. A gladiator book with added bite, The Gladiators is sure to be welcomed by scholars and general readers alike. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Thomas Francis Scanlon
Publisher : Oxford Readings in Classical S
ISBN 13 : 0199215324
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds written by Thomas Francis Scanlon and published by Oxford Readings in Classical S. This book was released on 2014 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Minoan bull-leaping to the ancient Olympics and the enigmas of their contests, this first volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains nine articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of sport in ancient Greece, a field located at a crucial intersection of social history, archaeology, literature, and other aspects of Greek culture. The studies have been updated with addenda by the original authors, and two of the articles that were originally published in German or French have been translated into English here for the first time. The studies, selected for breadth and importance of historical topics, include: Greek sport in its epic, heroic, and Bronze Age origins; the ancient Olympics in its relation to religion, politics, and diversity of competitors; Greek events in track and field and equestrian events. A companion second volume complements this one with studies on the social and economic aspects of Greek sport, the role of Greek sport in the Roman era, and forms, functions and venues of Roman spectacles. The articles in both volumes offer an excellent starting point to inspire newcomers to the study of ancient sport, and to give students and scholars an informative set of models for present knowledge and future research.

Author : Don Nardo
Publisher : Greenhaven Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560064367
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek and Roman Sport written by Don Nardo and published by Greenhaven Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the role of sports in the ancient Greek and Roman world, covering the Olympics, the glories of physical achievement, spectacle sports, horse and chariot racing, and leisure sports.

Author : Harold Arthur Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in Greece and Rome written by Harold Arthur Harris and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: