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Pages: 249
Authors: Zinon Papakonstantinou
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-13 - Publisher: Routledge

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Sport has been practised in the Greco-Roman world at least since the second millennium BC. It was socially integrated and was practised in the context of ceremo
Combat Sports in the Ancient World
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Michael B. Poliakoff
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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A comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and the Near East.
Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World
Language: en
Pages: 375
Authors: Donald G. Kyle
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-31 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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The second edition of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World updates Donald G. Kyle’s award-winning introduction to this topic, covering the Ancient Near Ea
The Athlete in the Ancient Greek World
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Authors: Reyes Bertolín Cebrián
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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
Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds
Language: en
Pages: 329
Authors: Paul Christesen
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-15 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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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