Equestrian Competition in Ancient Greece
Difference, Dissent, Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Golden (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3/4 |
| Pages | 327 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1192541 |
| OpenAlex | W2314313302 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
I MOVE IN THIS PAPER from a motley mix of mercenaries on a mountain on the margins of the Greek world to the economic and political elite of classical Athens. The long journey is perhaps made more manageable by the presence of horses throughout. In the first section (I), I announce a major theme-the creation and expression of difference in Greek sport-and identify a particular area, equestrian competition, marked by the age and wealth of its participants. In the second section (I), I take evidence from many places and periods in the Greek world to demonstrate that entrants in horseand chariot-racing were indeed usually older than athletes, and suggest that this pattern might influence competitive choices among the elite. The concluding section (II) has a more restricted focus. It reconsiders and revises a current hypothesis on the value of equestrian competition as a claim to political preferment in the Athenian democracy
Ancient history · Biology · Competition (biology · Democracy · Dissent · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Doping in Sports · History · Law · Wine Industry and Tourism
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |