Roman Sports And Spectacles

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 : Donald G. Kyle
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 063122971X
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World written by Donald G. Kyle and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006-09-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a readable, up-to-date, illustrated introduction to the history of sport and spectacle in the ancient world from the Ancient Near East through Greek and Hellenistic times and into the Roman Empire. Covers athletics, combat sports, chariot racing, beast fights and gladiators. Traces the precursors of Greek and Roman sports and spectacles in the Ancient Near East and the Bronze Age Aegean. Investigates the origins, nature and meaning of sport, covering issues of violence, professionalism, class, gender and eroticism. Challenges the notion that Greek sport and Roman spectacle were polar opposites. Approaches sport and spectacle as overlapping and compatible features of civilized states and empires.

Author : Paul Christesen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444339524
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity written by Paul Christesen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers

Author : Eckart Köhne
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520227989
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gladiators and Caesars written by Eckart Köhne and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events and games held in the amphitheaters, cicuses, and theaters in ancient Rome.

Author : Donald G. Kyle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118613562
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World written by Donald G. Kyle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World updates Donald G. Kyle’s award-winning introduction to this topic, covering the Ancient Near East up to the late Roman Empire. • Challenges traditional scholarship on sport and spectacle in the Ancient World and debunks claims that there were no sports before the ancient Greeks • Explores the cultural exchange of Greek sport and Roman spectacle and how each culture responded to the other’s entertainment • Features a new chapter on sport and spectacle during the Late Roman Empire, including Christian opposition to pagan games and the Roman response • Covers topics including violence, professionalism in sport, class, gender and eroticism, and the relationship of spectacle to political structures

Author : Hazel Dodge
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
ISBN 13 : 9781853996962
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spectacle in the Roman World written by Hazel Dodge and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gladiatorial combat, animal displays, naumachiae (staged naval battles) and spectacular executions were all an important part of Roman culture. The provision of a wide range of purpose-built buildings (from theatres to amphitheatres to circuses) as venues across the empire is testimony to the popularity and significance of these displays. This book offers an introduction to the main forms of spectacle in the Roman world (human and animal combat, chariot racing, aquatic displays), their nature, context and social importance. It will explore the vast array of sources, from literary to archaeological material, that informs the subject. It will examine the spectacles with special emphasis on their physical setting, and will also consider the variation in the provision of venues and their context across the Empire. A final section will review the modern reception of Roman spectacles, especially those involving gladiators.

Author : Zeev Weiss
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674048318
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine written by Zeev Weiss and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wishing to ingratiate himself with Rome, Herod the Great built theaters, amphitheaters, and hippodromes to bring pagan entertainments of all sorts to Palestine. Zeev Weiss explores how the indigenous Jewish and Christian populations responded, as both spectators and performers, to these cultural imports, which left a lasting imprint on the region.

Author : David Cherry
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631217831
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roman World written by David Cherry and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2001-06-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 57 documents in this sourcebook introduce readers to many of the major topics of Roman history, from the period of the Twelve Tables (c.451 BC) to the later Roman empire. Each of the selections has been chosen for its historical significance and intrinsic interest, and is introduced and annotated by the editor.

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 : 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.