Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources

From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller...
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Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources by Miller, Stephen G.

Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources

$49.92

Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources

$49.92
Author: Stephen G. Miller
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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. 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, pride, valor, and nobility embedded in the word arete are only part of the story from antiquity. This bestselling volume on the culture of Greek athletics is updated with a new preface by leading scholar Paul Christesen that discusses the book's continued importance for students of ancient athletics.

Author: Stephen G. Miller
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 09/01/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780520274334

About the Author
Stephen G. Miller is Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
Paul Christesen is Associate Professor of Classics at Dartmouth College.

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