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Arete : Greek sports from ancient sources /

From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, and Xenophon on f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Miller, Stephen G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Edición:3rd ed., with a new foreword.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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