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Arete Greek sports from ancient sources Third and Expanded Edition by Stephen G. Miller, [editor] is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Arete Greek sports from ancient sources Third and Expanded Edition about?
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 female body building. Arete 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, skill,
Who reads Arete Greek sports from ancient sources Third and Expanded Edition?
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, [editor]
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520241541
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sports, Literary Criticism, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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