Ancient Greek athletics

by Miller, Stephen G.

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Full title :Ancient Greek athletics / Stephen G. Miller.

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Publication Date:©2004.

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Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2004.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (ix, 288 pages : : illustrations (some color), maps)

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oclc:on1028033792
LC Classification:GV21

Introduction -- The world of Greek athletics -- The origins of Greek athletics -- The crown competitions: the events at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and Isthmia -- The sites of the crown competitions -- The Olympic games, 300 B.C.: a reconstruction of a festival -- The money games at Epidauros, Athens, Larissa, and Sparta -- Women and athletics -- Athletes and heroes -- Sport and recreation -- Training: the world of the gymnasion and the palaistra -- Athletics as entertainment in the Hellenistic and Roman periods -- Professionals and amateurs -- Politics and the games -- Athletics and society -- Arete.