
Hysplex
The Starting Mechanism in Ancient Stadia: A Contribution to Ancient Greek Technology
Panos Valavanis(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 28. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-520-09829-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a study of the means of starting foot races in ancient Greek competitions and how a simultaneous start for all competitors was guaranteed. The author's explanation of how starting mechanisms were constructed and operated is based on his examination and analysis of stadium architecture, depictions on Panathenaic amphora, ancient epigraphical and literary texts, and the specialized bibliography on ancient Greek technology. The appendix describes a modern-day reconstruction of a starting mechanism.
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
72 b-w photographs, 57 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-09829-9 (9780520098299)
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