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Historical dictionary of wrestling / John Grasso
Edited by Rowman & Littlefield - 2014
Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings in France that are over 15,000 years old. Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using most of the holds known to the modern-day sport. Wrestling was also a big part of ancient Greek literature and legend and historical records of sport indicate that wrestling under various sets of rules was contested at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. This "Historical dictionary of wrestling" covers the history of wrestling through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important amateur and professional wrestling, wrestling personalities, announcers, managers and promoters from all eras, and wrestling organizations.