Raschke, editor (Madison,Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988), reprinted by permission of The University of Wisconsin Press, ©1988. Chapter 5 is a revised version of my contribution, “Virgineum Gymnasium: Spartan Females and Early Greek Athletics,” 185–216 in The Archeology of the Olympics, W. Chapter 4 is a substantially revised and updated version of my article, “The Footrace of the Heraia at Olympia,” The Ancient World 9 (1984) 77–90. Segrave and Donald Chu, editors (Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, 1988). Chapter 2 is a revised and updated version of my contribution, “The Ecumenical Olympics: The Games in the Roman Era,” originally published as 37–64 in The Olympic Games in Transition, Jeffrey O. Select portions, totaling 15 pages, from the introduction, and chapters 3, 8, and 10 appeared in my essay “Gymnike Paideia: Greek Athletics and the Construction of Culture,” Classical Bulletin 74.2 (1998) 143–57. Portions of this work have been previously published in other venues and appear here with the permission of the rights holders, for which I am very grateful. Faith Tilley, Linda Casteel, and Emily Papavero of the University of California, Riverside, were invaluable in their assistance in contacting rights holders, sending permission fees, and other tasks. George Steinhauer, Director of the Piraeus Museum, Lydia Palaiokrassa of the University of Athens, and Lily Kahil all helped with access to the Arkteia vases in Attica. ![]() Bridges, Maria Pilali, and especially Marie and Craig Mauzy of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Paul Getty Museum Jane Cody of the University of Southern California Ian McPhee of Latrobe University in Australia Richard Keresey and Katherine N. I am indebted to dozens of individuals who were helpful in obtaining the photographs for the figures in this text, with particular thanks to the following: Nicoletta Mehrmand and Theda Shapiro of the University of California, Riverside Jacklyn Burns and Marit Jentoft Nilsen of the J. I am grateful to Robert Barney of the University of Western Ontario, David Larmour of Texas Tech University, and David Konstan of Brown University for the opportunity to present earlier versions of chapter 8 at their campuses at each place the feedback of the audience was most appreciated. I owe very much to friends and colleagues who have substantively influenced my thinking on Greek culture and athletics generally, and this work in particular: Nigel Crowther, Colin Edmonson, Donald Kyle, Mark Golden, David Larmour, Steve Lattimore, Hugh Lee, Stephen Miller, Harry Pleket, Michael Poliakoff, David Romano, and David Young. Athletics was for the Greeks less a field of dreams than one of desire, where Eros himself played a productive role in the formation of both male and female youths into adults and the establishment of social hierarchy by bestowing honor on victors. Further study of literary and artistic sources has filled in the abundant and complex associations. A vase in the Getty Museum (figure 8-1) depicting Eros with an athlete first pointed me to the explicit connection of the god with the agonistic sphere. This study took shape over the past decade, following naturally from a series of three studies I did on women in Greek athletics. When I first began teaching and researching in the area of Greek athletics twenty years ago, I immediately saw that it was both a rich area for innovative study and one of the most fascinating windows on the ancient world for students. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scanlon, Thomas Francis. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. 3 Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogotá Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris São Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw with associated companies in Berlin IbadanĬopyright © 2002 by Oxford University Press Published by Oxford University Press, Inc.
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