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Donald Kyle concludes this fine book by stating that “it should now be clear that the interrelationship between the histories of Athens and its athletics is significant and continuous . . . Athletics were a public, integral, and poten- tially unifying or disruptive element in the civic experience of the Athenians” (p. 177). Among the many strong points of this study is its steady focus on the historical and cultural significance of athletics: this book is no mere exercise in antiquarianism, but a carefully documented analysis of the prosopography and politics of athletics in Athens. At the core of the book is a catalogue of known and possible Athenian athletes. Each athlete receives a separate biographical entry in Appendix II with the relevant ancient testimonia and bibliographical notes: classicists and ancient historians wiIl find this sober and detailed catalogue a valuable research tool. The background of Lysis, known to us from Plato’s dialogue, is nicely illumi- nated, as is that of the charismatic Autolykos, whom Xenophon, among others, described. Taking to heart the importance of the work of H. W. Pleket and David C. Young, Kyle uses his catalogue to address in chapter 4 t

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Author

Donald G. Kyle

Publisher

Brill Academic Pub

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9789004078611

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sports, History, Anthropology