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Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
Arete Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
Author: Stephen G. Miller
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 absorb...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520274334
ISBN-10: 0520274334
Publication Date: 9/1/2012
Pages: 256
Edition: Fourth Edition, With
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
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