Hellenistic Athletes

Hellenistic Athletes
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9781009199940
ISBN-13 : 1009199943
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Book Synopsis Hellenistic Athletes by : Sebastian Scharff

Download or read book Hellenistic Athletes written by Sebastian Scharff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaches Hellenistic sport from the perspective of the athletes and horse owners and their sponsors. Analyzing victory poems as commissioned work, the book reveals the wider social and political impact of athletic achievements at the level of the polis, the region and the empire.


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