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Sport in ancient times / Nigel B. Crowther.
Penn Museum Library GV571 .C76 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crowther, Nigel B.
- Series:
- Praeger series on the ancient world 1932-1406
- Praeger series on the ancient world, 1932-1406
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--History.
- Sports.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
- Summary:
- Considers the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world, from Egypt to Persia, Greece to Rome.
- Contents:
- The Far East : China, Japan, and Korea
- The Middle East (excluding Egypt)
- Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs
- Minoan civilization
- Mycenae and Homer
- The ancient Olympic Games
- Ancient Greek athletics
- The Etruscans in ancient Italy
- Roman games and Greek athletics
- Roman recreations and physical fitness
- Recreational areas in Rome : the baths and Campus Martius
- Roman gladiators
- Roman chariot racing
- The Byzantine empire
- Three sporting heroes of the ancient world
- Women and sport : Atalanta and the "gladiator girl"
- Greco-Roman ball games and team sports
- Mesoamerican ball games.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-176) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275987396
- 9780275987398
- OCLC:
- 74492016
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