The Oxford Handbook Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World

Alison Futrell, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona,Thomas F. Scanlon, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of California, Riverside

Alison Futrell is Associate Professor and Head of the History Department at the University of Arizona. Her research interests focus on the discourse, performance, and imagery of power in imperial Rome, with special interest in spectacle and gender.

Thomas F. Scanlon is Professor Emeritus of Classics at University of California, Riverside. His research interests focus mainly on Ancient Greek Sport and Greek and Roman historical writing, especially Thucydides and Sallust. His approach to Greek sport is primarily one of investigating social and cultural contexts, including issues of gender, sexuality, religion, and literary sources.

PART I. Introduction
1. Overview and Approaches, Thomas F. Scanlon
2. Theories of Greek and Roman Sport, Paul Christesen
PART II. Development in Historical Perspective
Section 1- Pre-Greek Mediterranean
3. Sport in Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, Wolfgang Decker
4. Sport and Spectacle in the Greek Bronze Age, John G. Younger
Section 2- Early Competitions and Events
5. Origins of the Olympics to the Sixth Century BCE, Ulrich Sinn
6. Etruscan Events, Jean-Paul Thuillier
Section 3- Panhellenic Games and the Spread of the Tradition
7. The Greek Crown Games, Manuela Mari and Paola Stirpe
8. The Panathenaia and Local Festivals, Julia L. Shear
9. Patterns of Politics in Ancient Greek Athletics, Panos Valavanis
10. Greek Festivals in the Hellenistic Era, Zahra Newby
Section 4- Roman Games and Spectacles
11. Games in the Republic, Alison Futrell
12. Theatre of Cruelty: Games of the Flavian Emperors, Richard Beacham
13. Greek Festivals in the Roman Era, Zahra Newby
14. Roman Games and Spectacle: Christian Identity and the Arena, David Potter
15. The Decline and Fall of Spectacle, Paul Milliman
PART III. Forms of Contests and Display
16. Greek Footraces and Field Events, David Gilman Romano
17. Greek Combat Sport and the Borders of Athletics, Violence, and Civilization, Michael B. Poliakoff
18. Gladiators, Michael Carter
19. Greek Hippic Contests, Nigel Nicholson
20. Animal Events, Donald G. Kyle
21. Naval Events and Aquacades, Rabun Taylor
PART IV. Texts, Contexts, Contests
22. Athletic Contests in Contexts of Epic and Other Related Archaic Texts, Gregory Nagy
23. Epinikion, Kudos, and Criticism, Leslie Kurke
24. Thematic Texts: Ovid, Martial, Tertullian, Kathryn Chew
25. Contests in Context: Gladiatorial Inscriptions and Graffiti, Anne Hrychuk Kontokosta
26. Curse Tablets, Alexander Hollmann
27. Coins, Nathan T. Elkins
PART V. Civic Contexts
Section 1- Some Local Contests and Festivals
28. Sparta's Contributions to Greek Sport, Paul Cartledge
29. Imperial Spectacle in the Roman Provinces, Guy Chamberland
Section 2- Architecture of Games and Competitions
30. Greek Sanctuaries and Stadia, David Gilman Romano
31. Gymnasium and Bath, Garrett G. Fagan
32. The Colosseum, Hazel Dodge
33. Circuses and Hippodromes, P. J. Holliday
Section 3- Representations and Material Culture
34. Combat Sports and Gladiatorial Combat in Greek and Roman Private Art, Shelby Brown
35. Athletic Images and the Monumentalization of Victory, Wendy J. Raschke
Section 4- Urban Contexts of Local Festivals
36. Local Festivals, Onno van Nijf
37. Pompeii and Games, Luciana Jacobelli
38. Gymnasium and Polis, Nigel Kennell
Section 5- Games and Community
39. Economic Aspects of Athletic Competition in the Archaic and Classical Age, Lucia D'Amore
40. 'Professional' Organizations in the Hellenistic World, Ingomar Weiler
41. Ludi and Factiones as Organizations of Performers, Steven L. Tuck
42. Animal Supply, Michael MacKinnon
43. Gladiators as a Class, Valerie M. Hope
44. Cult and Competition, Matthew J. P. Dillon
45. Law, Litigation, and Sport in Ancient Greece, Zinon Papakonstantinou
46. Spectatorship, Control, and Collective Groups, Geoffrey Sumi
PART VI. Body and Individual
Section 1- Health and Training
47. Too Much of a Good Thing: The Health of Olympic Athletes in Ancient Greece, Lesley Dean-Jones
48. Athletic Participation, Training, and Adolescent Education, David M. Pritchard
Section 2- Gender and Sexuality
49. Gender and Sexuality in Greek Sport, Thomas F. Scanlon
50. Sex in the Arena, Alison Futrell