The Pentathlon of the Ancient World

Frank Zarnowski (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2013
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6783-9 (ISBN)

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The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years. Still, there is little scholarly consensus over many major aspects of the event. This detailed exploration of the ancient pentathlon discusses the nature of the spectacle, the method of determining a victor, the five sub-events and the order in which they occurred. It also chronicles the history of the event and its champions, the recognition of ancient pentathletes, and the pentathlon's 18-year modern Olympic history and its influence on its contemporary counterpart, the decathlon. A record book and glossary complete this fresh look at one of the ancient world's most renowned sporting competitions.

Frank Zarnowski is a visiting professor of economics at Dartmouth College and was previously dean of the Graduate Program of Business at Mount St. Mary’s College, Maryland. He has been a television sports commentator since 1983 and was an NBC analyst for both the 1992 and 2004 Olympic Games.

Table of Contents

Preface

Historical Timeline

Introduction

Part One—The Pentathlon

delete1. The Nature and Origin of the Event

delete2. Orchestrating the Pentathlon

delete3. How the Winner Was Determined

Part Two—The Events

delete4. The Discus

delete5. The Jump

delete6. The Javelin

delete7. The Sprint

delete8. Wrestling

Part Three—A History of the Event

delete9. The Story of the Ancient Pentathlon

Part Four—Winners, Recognition and Reward

10. The Creation of a Pentathlon Record Book and Register

11. Pentathlon Statues of Ancient Greece

12. Extant Pentathlon Odes

13. Rewards for Pentathlon Victors

Part Five—The Ancient Pentathlon and Modern Track and Field

14. Return of the Ancient Pentathlon

15. Why the Ancient Pentathlon Matters

Appendix A: Order of Events in Ancient Pentathlon by a Sampling of Modern Writers

Appendix B: Order of Modern Track and Field Combined Events

Appendix C: Summary of Modern Scholars’ Opinions on How the Winner Was Determined

Appendix D: Number of Possible Ancient Pentathlons

Appendix E: Odysseus the Athlete

Appendix F: Pentathlon Victor Statues at Olympia

Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Greek Writers

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2013
Zusatzinfo	41 photos, appendices, glossaries, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	290 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-6783-5 / 0786467835
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6783-9 / 9780786467839
Zustand	Neuware