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| Preface | ||
| A note on transliterations and measurements | ||
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | The world of Greek athletics | 11 |
| 3 | The origins of Greek athletics | 20 |
| 4 | The crown competitions : the events at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and Isthmia | 31 |
| 5 | The sites of the crown competitions | 87 |
| 6 | The olympic games, 300 B.C. : a reconstruction of a festival | 113 |
| 7 | The money games at Epidauros, Athens, Larissa, and Sparta | 129 |
| 8 | Women and athletics | 150 |
| 9 | Athletes and heroes | 160 |
| 10 | Sport and recreation | 166 |
| 11 | Training : the world of the gymnasion and the palaistra | 176 |
| 12 | Athletics as entertainment in the Hellenistic and Roman periods | 196 |
| 13 | Professionals and amateurs | 207 |
| 14 | Politics and the games | 216 |
| 15 | Athletics and society | 226 |
| 16 | Arete | 235 |
| Glossary | 241 | |
| Bibliography | 253 | |
| General index | 277 | |
| Index of written sources | 287 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Clay Darrow
reviewed Ancient Greek Athletics on April 05, 2020
Ancient Greek Athletics
Highly enjoyable if the subject interests you at all. I especially enjoyed the anecdotes about pankratists, and the duel between the Macedonian soldier and the Athenian athlete.
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