A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity

<p>List of Figures ix</p>
<p>List of Maps and Plans xiii</p>
<p>Notes on Contributors xv</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xxi</p>
<p>General Introduction 1<br />Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle</p>
<p>Section I Greece 17</p>
<p>Part I T he Background 19</p>
<p>1 Greek Athletic Competitions: The Ancient Olympics and More 21<br />Donald G. Kyle</p>
<p>2 Sport in the Aegean Bronze Age 36<br />Jeremy Rutter</p>
<p>3 Sport in the Early Iron Age and Homeric Epic 53<br />Timothy P. J. Perry</p>
<p>4 Representations of Sport in Greek Literature 68<br />Nigel Nicholson</p>
<p>5 Picturing Victory: Representations of Sport in Greek Art 81<br />Jenifer Neils</p>
<p>6 Inscriptions as Evidence for Greek Sport 98<br />H. W. Pleket</p>
<p>7 Recent Trends in the Study of Greek Sport 112<br />Ingomar Weiler</p>
<p>Part II Places 131</p>
<p>8 Panhellenic Athletics at Olympia 133<br />Thomas Heine Nielsen</p>
<p>9 Sport and Society in Sparta 146<br />Paul Christesen</p>
<p>10 Sport, Society, and Politics in Athens 159<br />Donald G. Kyle</p>
<p>11 Athletic Festivals in the Northern Peloponnese and Central Greece 176<br />David Gilman Romano</p>
<p>12 Sport and Society in the Greek West 192<br />Carla M. Antonaccio</p>
<p>Part III People, Settings, Ideas 209</p>
<p>13 Sport and Democratization in Ancient Greece (with an Excursus on Athletic Nudity) 211<br />Paul Christesen</p>
<p>14 Growing Up with Greek Sport: Education and Athletics 236<br />Werner Petermandl</p>
<p>15 Eros and Greek Sport 246<br />Andrew Lear</p>
<p>16 Greek Female Sport: Rites, Running, and Racing 258<br />Donald G. Kyle</p>
<p>17 People on the Fringes of Greek Sport 276<br />Christian Mann</p>
<p>18 The Greek Stadium as a Reflection of a Changing Society 287<br />Stephen G. Miller</p>
<p>19 The Social Life of Greek Athletic Facilities (other than Stadia) 295<br />Michael Scott</p>
<p>20 The Role of Religion in Greek Sport 309<br />Sarah C. Murray</p>
<p>21 Ancient Critics of Greek Sport 320<br />Zinon Papakonstantinou</p>
<p>22 Sport, Spectacle, and Society in Ancient Macedonia 332<br />Winthrop Lindsay Adams</p>
<p>Part IV Later Greek Sport and Spectacle 347</p>
<p>23 Greek Sport in Egypt: Status Symbol and Lifestyle 349<br />Sofie Remijsen</p>
<p>24 Sport in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor 364<br />H. W. Pleket</p>
<p>Section II Rome 377</p>
<p>Part I The Background 379</p>
<p>25 Overview of Roman Spectacle 381<br />Roger Dunkle</p>
<p>26 Etruscan Sport 395<br />Giampiero Bevagna</p>
<p>27 Writing Arenas: Roman Authors and Their Games 412<br />Zara Martirosova Torlone</p>
<p>28 Representations of Spectacle and Sport in Roman Art 422<br />Steven L. Tuck</p>
<p>29 Material Evidence for Roman Spectacle and Sport 438<br />Gregory S. Aldrete</p>
<p>30 Trends in the Study of Roman Spectacle and Sport 451<br />Jerry Toner</p>
<p>Part II Spectacles and Sport in Rome 463</p>
<p>31 Gladiatorial Combat as Alluring Spectacle 465<br />Garrett G. Fagan</p>
<p>32 Women with Swords: Female Gladiators in the Roman World 478<br />Stephen Brunet</p>
<p>33 Roman Chariot Racing: Charioteers, Factions, Spectators 492<br />Sinclair Bell</p>
<p>34 Roman Beast Hunts 505<br />Chris Epplett</p>
<p>35 Spectacular Executions in the Roman World 520<br />Chris Epplett</p>
<p>36 Greek Sports in Rome 533<br />Hugh M. Lee</p>
<p>Part III People, Settings, Ideas 543</p>
<p>37 Amphitheaters in the Roman World 545<br />Hazel Dodge</p>
<p>38 Venues for Spectacle and Sport (other than Amphitheaters) in the Roman World 561<br />Hazel Dodge</p>
<p>39 People on the Margins of Roman Spectacle 578<br />Rose MacLean</p>
<p>40 Religion and Roman Spectacle 590<br />John Zaleski</p>
<p>41 Ancient Critics of Roman Spectacle and Sport 603<br />Kathryn Mammel</p>
<p>Part IV Later Roman Spectacle and Sport 617</p>
<p>42 Romanization through Spectacle in the Greek East 619<br />Michael J. Carter</p>
<p>43 Spectacle and Sport in Constantinople in the Sixth Century ce 633<br />David Alan Parnell</p>
<p>Index 646</p>