Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources Book

From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda 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. With nearly 50 percent more texts than the highly successful second edition, this new version of Arete offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers, the ancients themselves, and demonstrates that the concepts of virtue, skill, pride, valor, and nobility embedded in the word arete are only part of the story from antiquity. Illustrations: 15 line illustrationsRead More

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  • 0520241541
  • 9780520241541
  • SG Miller
  • 25 May 2004
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 248
  • 3rd Revised edition
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