La Naissance des jeux olympiques et le sport dans l’antiquite
by Violaine Vanoyeke
Tous les aspects du sport et des pratiques sportives en Grece et a Rome sont ici etudies et decrits : l’education physique, les jeux et joutes sportives, les concours, l’entrainement, le deroulement des epreuves, les disciplines pratiquees, la vie…
English summary: This work examines and describes every aspect of sports and how they were practiced in Greece and Rome : physical education, games and jousts, contests, training, sequence of the sporting events, the various disciplines held, the athletes’ lifestyle and, naturally, the birth and organization of the Olympic Games and of the religious ceremonies associated with them. With her usual scientific thoroughness and revealing anecdotes and historical analyses, Violaine Vanoyeke paints a comprehensive and very lively panorama of sports in ancient times, from the Trojan War to Imperial Rome. French description: Tous les aspects du sport et des pratiques sportives en Grece et a Rome sont ici etudies et decrits: l’education physique, les jeux et joutes sportives, les concours, l’entrainement, le deroulement des epreuves, les disciplines pratiquees, la vie des athletes, et, bien sur, la naissance et l’organisation des Jeux Olympiques, ainsi que les ceremonies religieuses quiy sont liees. Rigueur scientifique, anecdotes revelatrices, analyse historique: Violaine Vanoyeke offre un panorama complet et tres vivant du sport antique de la guerre de Troie a la Rome imperiale. Professeur de Lettres classiques, historienne, Violaine Vanoyeke est notamment l’auteur de La prostituion en Grece et a Rome, paru dans la collection Realia.
Introduction
Chap. I : L'education physique grecque
L'education physique a l'epoque de la guerre de Troie L'education spartiate La pederastie L'evolution de l'education physique a Athenes L'education physique a l'epoque classique Les differentes epreuves L'ephebie L'education physique a l'epoque hellenistiqueChap. II : L'education physique a Rome
Dans l'ancienne Rome L'education physique grecque a RomeChap. III : Le sport en Grece
La genese des concours olympiques Le professionnalisme sportif antique Les principales periodes de l'histoire des jeux pan helleniques La treve sacree L'inauguration Les epreuves des jeuxChap. IV : Les jeux panhelleniques
Les jeux pythiques Les jeux isthmiques Les jeux nemeens Les jeux olympiques Le stade de Philippopolis Les panatheneesChap. V. Le sport a Rome
La gymnastique des thermes La natation La navigation La chasse L'escrime Les fetes sportives Le combat de gladiateurs Le stade Les courses de charsConclusion
Notes Lexique Bibliographie In- By (author) Violaine Vanoyeke
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