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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-24 - Publisher: Routledge

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From the eighth century BCE to the late third century CE, Greeks trained in sport and competed in periodic contests that generated enormous popular interest. As
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Pages: 0
Authors: Zinon Papakonstantinou
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Sport and Identity in Ancient Greece delves into the rich literary and epigraphic record on ancient Greek sport.
Sport and Society in Ancient Greece
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Mark Golden
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-09-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Sport and Society in Ancient Greece provides a concise and readable introduction to ancient Greek sport. It covers such topics as the links between sport, relig
Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern Greece
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Pages: 205
Authors: Eleni Fournaraki
Categories: History
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Ancient Greece was the model that guided the emergence of many facets of the modern sports movement, including most notably the Olympics. Yet the process whereb
Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds
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Authors: Paul Christesen
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This book explores the relationship between sport and democratization. Drawing on sociological and historical methodologies, it provides a framework for underst