Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources

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Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources

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.

Country	USA
Author	Stephen G. Miller
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	3
EISBN	9780520953949
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	257
PublicationDate	2012-09-01
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2012-09-01
Studio	University of California Press

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