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03084aam a2200541 i 4500 001 0DEA456081F911E58D57CB8FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20151103010200 008 150209s2015 enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014044864 020 $a 1107050782 (hardback) 020 $a 9781107050785 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)907976069 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d STF $d CHVBK $d CDX $d CUD $d NLGGC $d OCLCF $d IUL $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e------ $a e------ 050 00 $a GV573 $b .R45 2015 082 00 $a 796.0938 $2 23 084 $a HIS002000 $2 bisacsh 084 $a 15.51 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Remijsen, S. $q (Sofie), $e author. 245 14 $a The end of Greek athletics in late antiquity / $c Sofie Remijsen. 264 1 $a Cambridge : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xviii, 389 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Greek culture in the Roman world 520 $a "Around AD 250 athletics was a significant part of civic life from southern Gaul and northern Africa to Syria and Egypt. Within this broad area, exercising in the gymnasium was a beloved pastime among those members of ancient society who could afford to be (occasionally) at leisure. Hundreds of agones, contests for athletes and/or performing artists, were organized by almost as many cities. Though some of these competitions could look back on centuries-old traditions, most had been founded only a century or even a few decades before, as part of a phenomenon described by Louis Robert as the "agonistic explosion" of the imperial age"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-377) and indexes. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Part I. An Overview of Athletics in Late Antiquity. 1. Greece ; 2. Asia Minor ; 3. Syria ; 4. Egypt ; 5. Italy ; 6. Gaul ; 7. North Africa ; Conclusions to Part I -- Part II. Agones in a Changing World. 8. A religious ban? ; 9. An imperial ban? ; 10. The athletic professionals ; 11. Athletics as elite activity ; 12. The practical organization of agones ; 13. The agon as spectacle ; Conclusions to Part II. 650 0 $a Athletics $x History. 650 0 $a Sports $x History. 650 0 $a Athletics $z Greece $x History. 650 0 $a Sports $z Greece $x History. 650 0 $a Civilization $x Greek influences. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Ancient / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Antike. $0 (DE-588)4068754-5 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Sportler. $0 (DE-588)4056399-6 $2 gnd 650 17 $a Sport. $2 gtt $0 (NL-LeOCL)078672481 650 17 $a Atleten. $2 gtt $0 (NL-LeOCL)078439930 650 17 $a Festivals. $2 gtt $0 (NL-LeOCL)078504953 650 17 $a Toernooien. $2 gtt $0 (NL-LeOCL)10890380X 650 7 $a Athletics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00820127 650 7 $a Sports. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01130432 651 7 $a Greece. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208380 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Greek culture in the Roman world. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021023237.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0DEA456081F911E58D57CB8FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search