The Victor&#39 · S Crown by Potter, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Illustrations Maps Preface Then and Now Part 1: Ashes, Linen and the Origins of Sport

1: Introduction 2: Homer and the Bronze Age 3: Homer and Sport

Part 2: Olympia

4: From Myth to History 5: Olympia in 480 BC 6: The Olympic Games of 476 BC 7: The Festival Approaches 8: Winning

The equestrian events The pentathlon and the foot races Nudity Pain and suffering

9: Remembering Victory

The athlete as hero

10: The Emergence of the Panhellenic Cycle

Part 3: The World of the Gymnasium

11: Sport and Civic Virtue 12: Beroia 13: Getting in Shape and Turning Pro

Part 4: Roman Games

14: Greece Meets Rome 15: Kings and Games 16: Rome and Italy 17: Actors and Gladiators 18: Caesar, Antony, Augustus and the Games

Part 5: Imperial Games

19: Watching 20: The Fan’s Experience 21: Expectations 22: Crowd Noise 23: Dreaming of Sport 24: Images of Sport 25: Women’s Sports 26: Gladiators

Life as a gladiator Training and ranking Dying Choosing to be a gladiator

27: Charioteers 28: Athletes

Athletic guilds Cheating

29: Running the Show

Administration Athletics

Epilogue: The Long End of an Era Bibliography Classical Sources Notes Index Plates

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