Spivey | The Ancient Olympics | Buch | 978-0-19-960269-8 | www.sack.de

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 131 mm x 196 mm, Gewicht: 336 g

Spivey

The Ancient Olympics


1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-960269-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 131 mm x 196 mm, Gewicht: 336 g

ISBN: 978-0-19-960269-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.

Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. Many more resorted to cheating and bribery. Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the
battlefield.

Spivey The Ancient Olympics jetzt bestellen!

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the Olympic Games and their history and all those interested in the history of Ancient Greece and the Classical world

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spivey, Nigel

Fachgebiete

Weitere Infos & Material

Foreword to the New Edition
Overture
1: `War Minus the Shooting´
2: In Training for Beautiful Goodness
3: The Programme of Agony
4: Sweet Victory
5: The Politics of Contest
6: Olympia: The Origins
7: Olympia: The Afterlife
Epilogue
Sources and Further Reading
Index

Spivey, Nigel
Nigel Spivey is Senior Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, where he also is a Fellow of Emmanuel College. As an undergraduate he won honours at the Oxford-Cambridge athletics match, and set the university record for throwing the hammer. He went on to study at the British School at Rome and the University of Pisa. He has written widely on Classical culture and beyond: among his previous publications are the prize-winning Understanding Greek Sculpture (1996) and the widely acclaimed Enduring Creation (2001). He presented the major BBC/PBS television series How Art Made the World in 2005.

Nigel Spivey is Senior Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, where he also is a Fellow of Emmanuel College. As an undergraduate he won honours at the Oxford-Cambridge athletics match, and set the university record for throwing the hammer. He went on to study at the British School at Rome and the University of Pisa. He has written widely on Classical culture and beyond: among his previous publications are the prize-winning
Understanding Greek Sculpture (1996) and the widely acclaimed Enduring Creation (2001). He presented the major BBC/PBS television series How Art Made the World in 2005.

Ihre Fragen, Wünsche oder Anmerkungen
Vorname*
Nachname*
Ihre E-Mail-Adresse*
Kundennr.
Ihre Nachricht*
Lediglich mit * gekennzeichnete Felder sind Pflichtfelder.
Wenn Sie die im Kontaktformular eingegebenen Daten durch Klick auf den nachfolgenden Button übersenden, erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass wir Ihr Angaben für die Beantwortung Ihrer Anfrage verwenden. Selbstverständlich werden Ihre Daten vertraulich behandelt und nicht an Dritte weitergegeben. Sie können der Verwendung Ihrer Daten jederzeit widersprechen. Das Datenhandling bei Sack Fachmedien erklären wir Ihnen in unserer Datenschutzerklärung.