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OverviewFrom the eighth century BCE to the late third century CE, Greeks trained in sport and competed in periodic contests that generated enormous popular interest. As a result, sport was an ideal vehicle for the construction of a plurality of identities along the lines of ethnic origin, civic affiliation, legal and social status as well as gender. Sport and Identity in Ancient Greece delves into the rich literary and epigraphic record on ancient Greek sport and examines, through a series of case studies, diverse aspects of the process of identity construction through sport. Chapters discuss elite identities and sport, sport spectatorship, the regulatory framework of Greek sport, sport and benefaction in the Hellenistic and Roman world, embodied and gendered identities in epigraphic commemoration, as well as the creation of a hybrid culture of Greco-Roman sport in the eastern Mediterranean during the Roman imperial period. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zinon PapakonstantinouPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9781472438225ISBN 10: 1472438221 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 13 May 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationZinon Papakonstantinou is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |