Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece

by Nigel Nicholson

Book Overview

Athletics represented an important institution through which the Greek aristocracies sought to maintain their privileged political position. Victory, however, had always involved the use of others,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107403685
• ISBN13: 9781107403680
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"