This comprehensive text focuses mostly on athletics in classical Greece and Rome, emphasizing the relationship between athletics and religion, art, and education. Also discussed are such events as throwing the discus and javelin, the pentathlon, the stadium and the foot-race, jumping, wrestling, boxing, ball play, and a Greek athletic festival. 137 black-and-white illustrations.
Unabridged republication of Athletics of the Ancient World, originally published by the Oxford University Press, London, 1930.
Availability | Instant |
ISBN 10 | 0486147452 |
ISBN 13 | 9780486147451 |
Author/Editor | E. Norman Gardiner |
Format | eBook |
Page Count | 352 |
Dimensions | 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 |