"The first comprehensive study of the associations of athletes and artists in the Roman empire. They were active across the Mediterranean world and played a key role in Greek festival culture. Due to their cultural activities and court and social connections, they left a distinctive stamp on Greco-Roman elite culture"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I. History: 1. The Hellenistic artists' associations; 2. The emergence of the ecumenical synods of competitors; 3. The development of the ecumenical synods in the first century AD; 4. All roads lead to Rome; 5. On tour through the festival world; 6. The decline of the ecumenical synods; Part II. Organisation: 7. Internal organisation; 8. The members of the ecumenical synods; 9. The professional interests of the ecumenical synods; 10. The organisation of the festival network; General conclusion.
