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Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Nigel Nicholson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-06-20 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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In this book, Nicholson examines how aristocrats responded to the changes in athletics as they affected social structure.
Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece
Language: en
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Authors: Nigel Nicholson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-06-20 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Athletics represented an important institution through which the Greek aristocracies sought to maintain their privileged political position, with the assistance
Athletics in Ancient Athens
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Donald G. Kyle
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-01-01 - Publisher: BRILL

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The Athlete in the Ancient Greek World
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Authors: Reyes Bertolín Cebrián
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-02 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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In the world of sports, the most important component is the athlete. After all, without athletes there would be no sports. In ancient Greece, athletes were publ
Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World
Language: en
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Authors: Heather L. Reid
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-02 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It beg