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Ancient Civilizations

Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World

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Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World
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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.
Country USA
Brand Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780631229711
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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