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From the informal games of Homers time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources--Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on clay dust as an anti-perspirant and on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, Xenophon on female body building. With fully twice as many texts as the highly successful first edition, this new version of Arete offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers--the ancients themselves.These sources, which Miller himself has translated, provide unparalleled insights into ancient athletic practices and competitive festivals. They emphasize the fundamental role of athletics in education and shed light on such issues as the role of women in athletics and the politics and economics of the games. Ultimately they demonstrate that the concepts of virtue, skill, pride, valor, and nobility embedded in the word arete and so closely associated in the modern mind with Greek athletics are only part of the story from antiquity.

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Arete
Greek Sports From Ancient Sources
A Second and Expanded Edition
STEPHEN G. MILLER
University of California Press
Berkeley Los Angeles London
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University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd.
London, England
1991 by
The Regents of the University of California
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Arete : Greek sports from ancient sources / Stephen G. Miller
[editor].A 2d and expanded ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-520-07508-0 (alk. paper)ISBN 0-520-07509-9 (pbk. :
alk. paper)
1. SportsGreeceHistorySources. 2. Sports in literature.
I. Miller, Stephen G.
GV21.A73 1991
796'.0938dc20 90-28646
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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Contents
Introduction
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Abbreviations
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I. The Earliest Days of Greek Athletics:12
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II. Nudity and Equipment: 311
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III. The Events at a Competition
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a. Running: 1219
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b. Wrestling: 2023
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c. Boxing: 2429
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d. Pankration: 3031
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e. Pentathlon: 3246
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f. Equestrian: 4752
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g. Music: 5355
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h. Poetry and Prose Composition: 5657
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i. Acting: 58
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j. Painting: 59
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IV. Organization of a Panhellenic Festival
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a. Preparations at the Site: 6064
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b. The Truce: 6567
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c. Schedule: 6869
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d. Heats and Pairings: 7072
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e. Prohibitions and Penalties: 7376
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f. Officials: 7780
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g. Victory Prizes: 8183
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V. Local Festivals
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The Panathenaic Games: 8485
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VI. The Role of the Games in Society: 8695
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