Introduction: The Sense(s) of Athletics (Matthew Evans, University of Warwick, UK)
1. The Aesthetic Perfection of 'The Boxer at Rest': Athletic Ethos and Sensual Pathos (Marina Prusac-Lindhagen, University of Oslo, Norway)
2. 'Obtained by Sweat and Labour his Glorious Reputation': Ponos and the Educational Value of Pain in the Greek Gymnasium (Georgios Mouratidis, British School at Athens, Greece)
3. Dying for Victory: Athletes, Death and Commemoration (Hara Thliveri, University of the Peloponnese, Greece)
4. Undefeated by Heat: Greek Athletes and Thermal Experience (Matthew Evans, University of Warwick, UK)
5. "Grovelling Together in the Mud, Wallowing like Swine": The Aesthetics and Pragmatics of Oil and Dust in Ancient Wrestling and Pankration (Armin Unfricht, University of Graz, Austria)
6. The Taste of Victory: The Athletic Diet in Ancient Greece (Emmanuele Aprilakis, Rutgers University, USA)
7. Virtuous Voyeurism: Emperor Julian on Gymnastic Competitions (Jamie Marvin, University of California San Diego, USA)
8. "Crowned by his (Imperial) Hands": Agonistic Mobility and Emperor's Accessibility for Athletes in the Roman Period (Aitor Blanco Perez, University of Navarra, Spain)
9. The Dark Side of the Games: Nocturnal Rites in the Greek Agones during Imperial Times (Rocio Gordillo Hervas, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain)
Afterword (Jo Day, University College Dublin, Ireland)
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