The city of permanent spectacles. Organization and organizers of civic competitions in Hellenistic and imperial Athens.
Ausonius Editions| N° d'inventaire | 25721 |
| Format | 17.5 x 24.5 |
| Détails | 1000 p., 2 paperback volumes in cardboard box. |
| Publication | Bordeaux, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782356133977 |
Scripta Antiqua Collection No. 146. Box set with 2 volumes.
The place on earth where "shows are permanent": this is how a Cretan traveler, amazed by his stay, characterized Athens in the 3rd century BC. From the Hellenistic period onwards, the city positioned itself as the "cultural capital" of the Greek world, notably thanks to its numerous artistic and sporting competitions whose prestige was never denied until the end of the High Roman Empire. This work examines the agents of this proactive cultural policy, civic magistrates called agonothetes or athlothetes, who were chosen by the city specifically to supervise the organization and financing of competitions. By covering in detail the functions, roles, and often remarkable careers of these competition organizers over nearly six hundred years, this book is intended as both a study of Athenian competitions and their institutional framework and a more general contribution to the history of Athens in the Hellenistic and Imperial periods.
Scripta Antiqua Collection No. 146. Box set with 2 volumes.
The place on earth where "shows are permanent": this is how a Cretan traveler, amazed by his stay, characterized Athens in the 3rd century BC. From the Hellenistic period onwards, the city positioned itself as the "cultural capital" of the Greek world, notably thanks to its numerous artistic and sporting competitions whose prestige was never denied until the end of the High Roman Empire. This work examines the agents of this proactive cultural policy, civic magistrates called agonothetes or athlothetes, who were chosen by the city specifically to supervise the organization and financing of competitions. By covering in detail the functions, roles, and often remarkable careers of these competition organizers over nearly six hundred years, this book is intended as both a study of Athenian competitions and their institutional framework and a more general contribution to the history of Athens in the Hellenistic and Imperial periods.