Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World

Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World
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Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781914535222
ISBN-13 : 1914535227
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Book Synopsis Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World by : David Phillips

Download or read book Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World written by David Phillips and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2003-12-31 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did sport and festival affect the ancient Greek city? How did the values of athletics pervade Greek culture? This collection of fifteen new studies from an international cast took its inspiration from the exceptional Sydney Olympics of 2000. The focus here is on the ancient world, but additionally there is a sophisticated look at how Greek artefacts linked with sport can best be presented to the modern world.


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