War-Peace and Panhellenic Games

In Memory of Pierre Garlier

edited by Nikos Birgalias, Kostas Buraselis, Paul Cartledge, Ariadni Gartziou-Tatti, and Maria Dimopoulou

Book cover: War-Peace and Panhellenic Games

Extent: 716 pages

Publisher: Kardamitsa Publications

Subjects: Classical Studies, Recreation: Leisure, Sports, & Travel

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2013)

ISBN: 9789603543282

Price: $46.00

On back order

The 36 essays that follow were produced in their original versions in the most congenial and stimulating surroundings imaginable – Olympia. The notion of competitive sports – that very particular form of agonalism which the ancient Hellenes have bequeathed to the world – was, predictably enough, our intellectual starting-line. But before we reached the finishing post we found that study of sports and games by themselves was far from sufficient to exhaust the full meanings of this remarkably original cultural activity. Religion, war, peace, political thought, historical and literary reflections – these are just some of the further topics or approaches that our distinguished panel of Europe-wide experts found themselves most fruitfully engaged in and with.

  • Edited by Nikos Birgalias
  • Edited by Kostas Buraselis
  • Edited by Paul Cartledge
  • Edited by Maria Dimopoulou
  • Edited by Ariadni Gartziou-Tatti

"For anyone who is interested in ancient sports and/or issues of war and peace, this volume is a treasure trove." - Christian Mann, Universitat Mannheim, Historisches Institut, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.09.04
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