The pentathlon of the ancient world /

The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years. Still, there is little scholarly c...

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Hlavní autor: Zarnowski, Frank
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., ©2013.
Edice:Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology.
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Obsah:
  • Part 1 The Pentathlon
  • 1 The Nature and Origin of the Event 13
  • 2 Orchestrating the Pentathlon 24
  • 3 How the Winner Was Determined 33
  • Part 2 The Events
  • 4 The Discus 43
  • 5 The Jump 52
  • 6 The Javelin 62
  • 7 The Sprint 69
  • 8 Wrestling 80
  • Part 3 A History of the Event
  • 9 The Story of the Ancient Pentathlon 85
  • Part 4 Winners, Recognition and Reward
  • 10 The Creation of a Pentathlon Record Book and Register 109
  • 11 Pentathlon Statues of Ancient Greece 122
  • 12 Extant Pentathlon Odes 126
  • 13 Rewards for Pentathlon Victors 139
  • Part 5 The Ancient Pentathlon and Modern Track and Field
  • 14 Return of the Ancient Pentathlon 147
  • 15 Why the Ancient Pentathlon Matters 158.