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This collection of sixteen thematically linked articles was inspired by the Sydney Olympic Games of 2000. Its international cast includes leading authorities in the study of ancient Greek sport. It considers how sport and festival affected the ancient Greek city and how the values of athletics pervaded Greek culture. The main focus is on the ancient world, but the book also examines the allied topic of how museums may best present to a modern public the surviving Greek artefacts linked with sport.
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Review:
'An important collection of papers, amounting to more than the sum of its parts... it will become a basic reference work for a wide range of university courses' - Robin Osborne, Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge. 'A very good book indeed; a worthy successor to Wendy Raschke's The Archaeology of the Olympics' - Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg.
About the Author:
David Phillips and David Pritchard are both at the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Australia.
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- PublisherClassical Press of Wales
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0715632442
- ISBN 13 9780715632444
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages376
- EditorPhillips David, Pritchard David
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