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Sport in ancient times
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Sport in ancient times

Author: Nigel B Crowther
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
Series: Praeger series on the ancient world
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Nigel B Crowther
ISBN: 0275987396 9780275987398
OCLC Number: 74492016
Description: xxiii, 183 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The Far East : China, Japan, and Korea -- The Middle East (excluding Egypt) -- Egypt at the time of the pharaohs -- Minoan civilization -- Mycenae and Homer -- The ancient Olympic Games -- Ancient Greek athletics -- The Etruscans in ancient Italy -- Roman games and Greek athletics -- Roman recreations and physical fitness -- Recreational areas in Rome : the baths and Campus Martius -- Roman gladiators -- Roman chariot racing -- The Byzantine empire -- Three sporting heroes of the ancient world -- Women and sport : Atalanta and the "gladiator girl" -- Greco-Roman ball games and team sports -- Mesoamerican ball games.
Series Title: Praeger series on the ancient world
Responsibility: Nigel B. Crowther.
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