{"product_id":"9780674996748-heroicus-gymnasticus-discourses-1-and-2","title":"Heroicus. Gymnasticus. Discourses 1 and 2","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilostratus’ writings embody the height of the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century AD. \u003ci\u003eHeroicus\u003c\/i\u003e is a vineyard conversation about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. \u003ci\u003eGymnasticus\u003c\/i\u003e is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports, which reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to cultivate Greek heroes and athletes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the writings of Philostratus (ca. AD 170–ca. 250), the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century AD reached its height. His \u003ci\u003eLife of Apollonius of Tyana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLives of the Sophists\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImagines\u003c\/i\u003e reconceive in different ways Greek religion, philosophy, and art in and for the world of the Roman Empire. In this volume, \u003ci\u003eHeroicus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGymnasticus\u003c\/i\u003e, two works of equal creativity and sophistication, together with two brief \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDialexeis\u003c\/i\u003e), complete the Loeb edition of his writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroicus\u003c\/i\u003e is a conversation in a vineyard amid ruins of the Protesilaus shrine (opposite Troy on the Hellespont), between a wise and devout vinedresser and an initially skeptical Phoenician sailor, about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. With information from his local hero, the vinedresser reveals unknown stories of the Trojan campaign especially featuring Protesilaus and Palamedes, and describes complex, miraculous, and violent rituals in the cults of Achilles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGymnasticus\u003c\/i\u003e is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports. It reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body and expertise of the athletic trainer and also explores the history of the Olympic Games and other major Greek athletic festivals, portraying them as distinctive venues for the display of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449721041270,"sku":"9780674996748","price":24.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41275144.jpg?v=1779259933","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674996748-heroicus-gymnasticus-discourses-1-and-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}