Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium

by David Stone Potter

Book Overview

The Victor's Crown brings to vivid life the signal role of sport in the classical world. Ranging over a dozen centuries--from Archaic Greece through to the late Roman and early Byzantine empires--David Potter's lively narrative shows how sport, to the ancients, was not just a dim reflection of religion and politics but a potent social force in its own right. The passion for sport among the participants and fans of antiquity has been matched in history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199842752
• ISBN13: 9780199842759
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"