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Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece

Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece

by Nigel Nicholson
Hardback
Publication Date: 20/06/2005

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Athletics represented an important institution through which the Greek aristocracies sought to maintain their privileged political position. Victory had always involved the use of those in lower classes, such as charioteers, jockeys, and trainers. In the late archaic and early classical period, the relationship between the victors and these helpers changed radically, which threatened the political value of athletics, and undermined the utility of the institution for aristocrats. Nigel Nicholson examines how aristocrats responded to these changes through a study of victory memorials. New Historicist in method, the book draws on odes, dedications, vases, and coins, as well as anecdotes about the victors. It asks how the vulgar details of winning are represented by the memorials; and it assumes that the value of athletics was always under threat, from groups inside and outside the elite. The result is a fascinating look at one area of social struggle in ancient Greece.
ISBN:
9780521845229
9780521845229
Category:
Sports & outdoor recreation
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
20-06-2005
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
296
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x17mm
Weight:
0.57kg

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