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Arete : Greek Sports From Ancient Sources by Stephen G. Miller is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Arete : Greek Sports From Ancient Sources about?
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a 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 female body building. <i>Arete </i>offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers, the ancients themselves, and demonstrates that the concepts of virtue,
Who reads Arete : Greek Sports From Ancient Sources?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephen G. Miller
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781417522750
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Anthropology, Sports
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (29 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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