Porphyrius The Charioteer
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Porphyrius The Charioteer
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Author : Alan Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Porphyrius The Charioteer written by Alan Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Byzantine Empire categories.
Porphyrius The Charioteer
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Author : Alan Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Porphyrius The Charioteer written by Alan Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Byzantine Empire categories.
The Art Of The Byzantine Empire 312 1453
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Author : Cyril A. Mango
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1986-01-01
The Art Of The Byzantine Empire 312 1453 written by Cyril A. Mango and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with Art categories.
Originally published by Prentice-Hall, 1972.
Porphyrius
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Author : Alan Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Porphyrius written by Alan Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Byzantine Empire categories.
"Porphyrius Calliopas was the greatest of all the heroes of the sixth century Byzantine hippodrome, celebrated in the Anthology and in monumental reliefs. Only two bases of monuments to Porphyrius survive, the second found in 1963. This book, first published in 1973, presented the first published study of this second base, elucidating the iconography and explaining the inscriptions, and also reassessing the first base in the light of the new evidence. Matching the epigrams of the bases to those in the anthology, Cameron infers that there were a further five monuments to Porphyrius and contemporary charioteers, now lost, and reconstructs the careers of the charioteers, their fame and material rewards. He also discusses the changing fortunes of the hippodrome under the emperors Anastasius and Justinian, the vexed issue of faction violence, and the important way in which the victorious charioteer was seen as a reflection of the victorious Emperor." -- Book jacket
The Archaeology Of Late Antique Paganism
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-06-22
The Archaeology Of Late Antique Paganism written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-22 with Religion categories.
This collection of papers, arising from the conference series Late Antique Archaeology, examines the archaeology of 'paganism' in late antiquity. Papers explore the end of the temples, the nature of ritual deposits, the fate of religious statues and the iconography in material culutre. These are complemented by two extensive bibliographic essays.
Sport In Ancient Times
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Author : Nigel B. Crowther
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2007-01-30
Sport In Ancient Times written by Nigel B. Crowther and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-30 with History categories.
Crowther offers a fascinating look at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world. He not only probes the games themselves, but explores the ways in which athletics figured into cultural arenas that extended beyond physical prowess to military associations, rituals, status, and politics. Sport in Ancient Times has four distinct parts: the Prehistoric Age, historic Greece, ancient Italy, and the Byzantine Empire. Beginning with the earliest civilizations, Crowther examines the military and recreational aspects of sports in prehistoric Egypt, with brief references to other river-valley cultures in Sumeria, Mesopotamia, and Persia. He looks at the rituals of Cretan bull-leaping and boxing in the Bronze Age, the high status of sports in Mycenaean Greece, and the funeral games in the Trojan War as described by the epic poet Homer. In what he terms the historic period, Crowther examines the significance of the ancient Olympic Games, the events of Greek athletics, and the attitude of other civilizations (notably Rome) towards them. He attempts to discover to what extent the Romans believed in the famous ideal of Juvenal, a sound mind in a sound body, and discusses the significance of the famous Baths not only for sport, but also for culture and society. He likewise explores the Roman emphasis on spectator sports and the use of gladiatorial contests and chariot racing for political purposes (the concept of bread and games). The section on the Byzantine Empire focuses, notably, on chariot racing and the riots at sporting contests—riots reminiscent of crowd violence in modern sports such as soccer. Crowther closes with perspectives that bring to life some of the issues revealed in previous chapters. These include a comparison of the social status and significance of a famous Olympic athlete (Milo), a Roman gladiator (Hermes), and a Byzantine chariot racer (Porphyrius). He also addresses the changing role of women in sports in antiquity. Women were prominent in sport in Egypt, for example, but almost entirely absent from the ancient Olympic Games. The final chapter discusses team sports and ball games. Although these were comparatively rare in the ancient world, one may see in those that did exist the forerunners of modern football and hockey.
Late Antique Studies In Memory Of Alan Cameron
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Author : William V. Harris
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-03-29
Late Antique Studies In Memory Of Alan Cameron written by William V. Harris and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
The classicist and historian Alan Cameron (1938-2017) was one of the scholars who most contributed to the refoundation of late-antique studies. In this tribute fourteen new studies, which range from the first century AD to the ninth, pay him homage.
The Restoration Of Rome
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Author : Peter J. Heather
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2014
The Restoration Of Rome written by Peter J. Heather and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
"First published in 2013 in Great Britain by Macmillan."--Title page verso.
Encyclopedia Of Greece And The Hellenic Tradition
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Author : Graham Speake
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-01-31
Encyclopedia Of Greece And The Hellenic Tradition written by Graham Speake and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-31 with History categories.
Hellenism is the living culture of the Greek-speaking peoples and has a continuing history of more than 3,500 years. The Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition contains approximately 900 entries devoted to people, places, periods, events, and themes, examining every aspect of that culture from the Bronze Age to the present day. The focus throughout is on the Greeks themselves, and the continuities within their own cultural tradition. Language and religion are perhaps the most obvious vehicles of continuity; but there have been many others--law, taxation, gardens, music, magic, education, shipping, and countless other elements have all played their part in maintaining this unique culture. Today, Greek arts have blossomed again; Greece has taken its place in the European Union; Greeks control a substantial proportion of the world's merchant marine; and Greek communities in the United States, Australia, and South Africa have carried the Hellenic tradition throughout the world. This is the first reference work to embrace all aspects of that tradition in every period of its existence.
Sport And Spectacle In The Ancient World
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Author : Donald G. Kyle
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-12-31
Sport And Spectacle In The Ancient World written by Donald G. Kyle and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-31 with History categories.
The second edition of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World updates Donald G. Kyle’s award-winning introduction to this topic, covering the Ancient Near East up to the late Roman Empire. • Challenges traditional scholarship on sport and spectacle in the Ancient World and debunks claims that there were no sports before the ancient Greeks • Explores the cultural exchange of Greek sport and Roman spectacle and how each culture responded to the other’s entertainment • Features a new chapter on sport and spectacle during the Late Roman Empire, including Christian opposition to pagan games and the Roman response • Covers topics including violence, professionalism in sport, class, gender and eroticism, and the relationship of spectacle to political structures
