Olympic victor lists and ancient Greek history /
Christesen, Paul, 1966-
Olympic victor lists and ancient Greek history / Paul Christesen. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xvii, 580 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-564) and indexes.
1. An introduction to Olympic victor lists; 2. Hippias of Elis and the first Olympic victor list; 3. Olympionikon Anangraphai and standard catalogs of Olympic victors; 4. Olympiad chronographies; 5. Olympiad chronicles; 6. Conclusion.
This book is a comprehensive examination of Olympic victor lists. The origins, development, content, and structure of Olympic victor lists are explored and explained, and a number of important questions, such as the source and reliability of the year of 776 for the first Olympics, are addressed. Olympic victor lists emerge as a clearly defined type of literature that is best understood as a group of closely related texts. This book offers a fresh perspective on works by familiar writers such as Diodorus Siculus and a sense of the potential importance of less-well-known authors such as Phlegon of Tralleis.
9780511480256 (electronic bk.) 0511480253 (electronic bk.) (hardback) (hardback)
Olympic games (Ancient)
Jeux olympiques de l'Antiquité.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Olympics.
Olympic games (Ancient)
Olympische Spelen.
Succes.
Naamlijsten.
Chronologie.
Griekse oudheid.
Geschiedbronnen.
Greece--History.
Grèce--Histoire.
Greece.
Electronic books.
History.
GV23 / .C48 2007
796.48
Olympic victor lists and ancient Greek history / Paul Christesen. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xvii, 580 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-564) and indexes.
1. An introduction to Olympic victor lists; 2. Hippias of Elis and the first Olympic victor list; 3. Olympionikon Anangraphai and standard catalogs of Olympic victors; 4. Olympiad chronographies; 5. Olympiad chronicles; 6. Conclusion.
This book is a comprehensive examination of Olympic victor lists. The origins, development, content, and structure of Olympic victor lists are explored and explained, and a number of important questions, such as the source and reliability of the year of 776 for the first Olympics, are addressed. Olympic victor lists emerge as a clearly defined type of literature that is best understood as a group of closely related texts. This book offers a fresh perspective on works by familiar writers such as Diodorus Siculus and a sense of the potential importance of less-well-known authors such as Phlegon of Tralleis.
9780511480256 (electronic bk.) 0511480253 (electronic bk.) (hardback) (hardback)
Olympic games (Ancient)
Jeux olympiques de l'Antiquité.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Olympics.
Olympic games (Ancient)
Olympische Spelen.
Succes.
Naamlijsten.
Chronologie.
Griekse oudheid.
Geschiedbronnen.
Greece--History.
Grèce--Histoire.
Greece.
Electronic books.
History.
GV23 / .C48 2007
796.48