[PDF.56ql] The Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium

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

[PDF.vv56] The Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium

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 | #178646 in Books |  2011-11-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x1.20 x9.10l,1.55 | File type: PDF | 448 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Unvictorious|By HH|I was inspired to read this book after reading Pindar's victory odes. "The Victor's Crown" is divided into thirty short chapters and follows a loose chronological and thematic order in which the author highlights recurring themes and important shifts in the history of Greco-Roman sport. Part 1 probes the early origins of Greek sport in the Bronze Age and the| ||"Well written and informative, this book makes complex ideas understandable. Highly recommended."--S.A. Riess, CHOICE | |||"Written in lively style, packed with detail bringing the era to pungent life." --The Independent||"Vivid and authorit

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 only by ou...

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