Athletics in the Ancient World

Nonfiction, Sports, History, Ancient History, Greece
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Author: E. Norman Gardiner ISBN: 9780486147451
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: June 11, 2012
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: E. Norman Gardiner
ISBN: 9780486147451
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: June 11, 2012
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

This comprehensive text focuses mostly on athletics in classical Greece and Rome, emphasizing the relationship between athletics and religion, art, and education. Also discussed are such events as throwing the discus and javelin, the pentathlon, the stadium and the foot-race, jumping, wrestling, boxing, ball play, and a Greek athletic festival. 137 black-and-white illustrations.

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This comprehensive text focuses mostly on athletics in classical Greece and Rome, emphasizing the relationship between athletics and religion, art, and education. Also discussed are such events as throwing the discus and javelin, the pentathlon, the stadium and the foot-race, jumping, wrestling, boxing, ball play, and a Greek athletic festival. 137 black-and-white illustrations.

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