Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen G. Miller, Paul Christesen (Foreword by)Publish date:2012-09-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520274334ISBN-10:520274334UPC:9780520274334Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:AncientSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC9KZ5J9KD
Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, and Xenophon on female body building. Arete offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520274334ISBN-10:520274334UPC:9780520274334Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:AncientSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC9KZ5J9KD
Stephen G. Miller is Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
Paul Christesen is Associate Professor of Classics at Dartmouth College.
Paul Christesen is Associate Professor of Classics at Dartmouth College.
Publisher: University of California Press
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