Ancient Greek athletics : primary sources in translation / Charles H. Stocking, Susan A. Stephens

Stocking, Charles H. | Stephens, Susan A.

Edited by Oxford University Press - 2021

This publication offers the most comprehensive collection to date of primary sources in translation for the study of ancient Greek athletics. Because Greek athletics was such an essential feature of both Greek and Roman culture, there is an especially strong need for proper treatment and understanding of the texts and other media used to reconstruct practices and ideologies of ancient athletics. The organization and in-depth presentation of textual sources is designed to help students, scholars, and general readers fully appreciate the broader social and cultural significance of ancient Greek athletics as it developed in different historical time periods throughout antiquity.

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