Sport in Ancient Times

by Nigel B. Crowther

Crowther offers a fascinating look at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world. He not only probes the games themselves, but explores the ways in which athletics figured into cultural arenas that extended beyond physical prowess to military associations, rituals, status, and politics. Sport in Ancient Times has four distinct parts: the Prehistoric Age, historic Greece, ancient Italy, and the Byzantine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275987396
• ISBN13: 9780275987398
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.6"