Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds: Volume 2 - 9780198703778

From the identity of Greek athletes and the place of Greek games in the Roman era to forms, functions, and venues of Roman spectacles, this second volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains eleven articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of ancient Greek and Roman sport, a field located at a crucial intersection of social history, archaeology, literature, and other aspects of those cultures.The studies have been updated with addenda by the original authors, and four of the articles that were originally published in German have been translated into English here for the first time. The studies, selected for breadth and importance of historical topics, include: the economics, status, gender, and training of ancient athletes, the place of Greek athletes in the Roman era, the evolution of Roman games from Etruscan customs and of the Roman arena from earlier traditions, the monetary prices of gladiators, the role of animal games in Rome, and the Roman team sport of chariot racing.