Directions in Ancient Sport History
Directions in Ancient Sport History By
The Olympic Games as an integrating element of Panhellenism
The Olympic Games as an integrating element of Panhellenism By Conrado Durantz Olympic Review (1985) Introduction: The
Clues to the Location of Minoan Bull-Jumping from the Palace at Knossos
The opponents of the central court theory believed that it was not realistic to direct a bull through the interior of a palace without causing damage en route to the central court.
Alexander the Great and Sport History: A Commentary on Scholarship
Sport historians must be more precise about the nature of how and why Alexander the Great used sport, never losing sight of the fact that Alexander probably never had a systematic philosophy about athletes, sport or athletics.
Stadium and Arena: Reflections on Greek, Roman, and Contemporary Social History
What I want to demonstrate in this article is that the differences that we will find between the world of the Greek stadium and the world of the Roman arena are consistent with larger societal patterns regarding the value of competition and the role of the individual in society, and we will find many contemporary issues mirrored in this history.
The Origin of Chess and the Silk Road
The Origin of Chess and the Silk Road Horst Remus The Silk Road Foundation Newsletter: Vol.1:1 (2003) Abstract The classical research about the origin…
Some reflections on ancient Greek attitudes to children as revealed in selected literature of the pre-Christian era
This study examines the ancient Greeks’ attitudes to children during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. The investigation is limited to literary sources in selected pre-Christian texts.
The Olympic Games of 324 B.C. and the unification of lands under Alexander’s sway
In August 324 B.C. at the Olympic Games a herald read to more than 20.000 exiles from Greek poleis a declaration by the Macedonian king which was brought from his headquarters in Asia by his special envoy Nicanor of Stagira…
The Face of Victory? A Misidentified Head in Rome and the ‘Problem’ of Charioteer Portraits
Since its publication some twenty years ago, John Humphrey’s monograph has assumed a central place inthe study of circus iconography. While not a work of art history proper, Humphrey’s study relies heavily upon visual evidence in reconstructing the contexts in which chariot racing took place.
A Perspective of the History of Women’s Sport in Ancient Greece
This investigation examines literary, archaeological, and epigraphical evidence in four historical periods in order to draw as accurate a picture as possible of women’s sport in ancient Greece.