num_pages: 232
description: This book is the only up-to-date general introduction to ancient Greek sport now available in English. Its subjects include the origins and history of the Olympic games athletic nudity professionalism and the place of women in Greek sport. Accessible to nonspecialists its overall perspective and discussions of many particular problems will also interest experts in Greek history and sport studies.
language: English
title: Sport and Society in Ancient Greece
publisher: Cambridge University Press