The Victor's Crown
Greek and Roman Sport from Homer to Byzantium
$42.66
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2012
Summary
Incorporating the latest research, The Victor’s Crown offers an analysis of how competitive sport emerged in Greece during the eighth century BC, and then how the great festival cycle of Classical Greece came into being during the sixth century BC. Special attention is paid to violent sports of boxing, wrestling and pancration. We meet the great athletes of the past and discover what it was that made them so great.
It shows how the rise of the Roman Empire transformed the sporting wor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857382009 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857382004 |
| Author: | David Potter |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 492g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 136mm x 36mm |
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‘Vivid and authoritative … scholarly and entertaining … fascinating and impressive’ Sunday Times.
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About The Author
David Potter
David Potter is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Greek and Latin in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. He is also the author of Emperors of Rome.
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