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GAMES AND SANCTUARIES IN ANCIENT GREECE

Πλάντζος, Δημήτρης

Εκδότης Καπον , ISBN 9789607037435

In Ancient Greece, athletic events were held not solely for the sake of the contest itself but, rather, within the context of religious festivals in or near sanctuaries in honour of the gods. The athletes competed first for the gods and then for their native city and themselves.
It was believed that the victors in the games did not distinguish themselves through their superior ability alone, but because they enjoyed divine favour.
[...] "Games and sanctuaries in Ancient Greece" celebrates the athletes, the games, the sanctuaries, the cities and, above all, the inspiring spirit of the ancient Greeks over a span of a millennium and a half - from the earliest mentions of athletics in Homer's "Iliad" and other literary sources, through the Classical age, and into the Hellenistic, Roman and late antique periods. That our modern athletes still compere every four years in such contests at the pentathlon, discus javelin, boxing, jumping, wrestling and running events, much as their ancient antecedents did centuries before them, is a testament to the longevity of competition, triumph and defeat.

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In Ancient Greece, athletic events were held not solely for the sake of the contest itself but, rather, within the context of religious festivals in or near sanctuaries in honour of the gods. The athletes competed first for the gods and then for their native city and themselves.
It was believed that the victors in the games did not distinguish themselves through their superior ability alone, but because they enjoyed divine favour.
[...] "Games and sanctuaries in Ancient Greece" celebrates the athletes, the games, the sanctuaries, the cities and, above all, the inspiring spirit of the ancient Greeks over a span of a millennium and a half - from the earliest mentions of athletics in Homer's "Iliad" and other literary sources, through the Classical age, and into the Hellenistic, Roman and late antique periods. That our modern athletes still compere every four years in such contests at the pentathlon, discus javelin, boxing, jumping, wrestling and running events, much as their ancient antecedents did centuries before them, is a testament to the longevity of competition, triumph and defeat.

Πληροφορίες προϊόντος

  • Συγγραφέας Πλάντζος, Δημήτρης
  • Eκδότης Καπον
  • ISBN 9789607037435
  • Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100071325
  • Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2004
  • Σελίδες 447
  • Διαστάσεις 32χ25
  • Βάρος 3121 gr

Πλάντζος, Δημήτρης

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Ο Δημήτρης Πλάντζος είναι κλασικός αρχαιολόγος, απόφοιτος του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και διδάκτωρ του Πανεπιστημίου της Οξφόρδης. Έχει δημοσιεύσει βιβλία και μελέτες για την αρχαία ελληνική τέχνη, την ιστορία και μέθοδο της κλασικής αρχαιολογίας, καθώς και για την πρόσληψη του κλασικού πολιτισμού στη νεωτερική σκέψη. Δίδαξε κλασική αρχαιολογία στο Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων. Από το 2009 συνδιευθύνει την πανεπιστημιακή ανασκαφή στο Άργος Ορεστικό Καστοριάς και από το 2013 διδάσκει κλασική αρχαιολογία στο Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.

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