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Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece: A Sourcebook with Translations New Edition
Author(s): Waldo E. Sweet (Author), Erich Segal (Contributor)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date: 29 Oct. 1987
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195041275
- ISBN-13: 9780195041279
Book Description
This study examines sport and recreation in ancient Greece, through the translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors. It examines the athletic events of the ancient Olympics and other games, athletic clothing, women in sports, and accounts of famous athletes.
