Antike Spitzensportler
Subtitle: Athletenbiografien aus dem Alten Orient, Ägypten und Griechenland
By: Wolfgang Decker
Publisher: Arete Verlag
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hildesheim
Language: ger
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9783942468237
Subjects: Sports; Athletes; Biography; History
Description: This study gives a biographical account of 88 notable athletes from the ancient world, along with translations into German of the most important sources for the life of each athlete.
Notes: Biography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In German; some texts are translated into German from Greek or Latin.
Table of contents: title: Alter Orient; title: Ägypten zur Zeit der Pharaonen. Sportliche Könige ; Ein Königsgrab voller Sportgeräte ; Der Fall eines nichtköniglichen Spitzensportlers; title: Griechenland. Mythos und Epos ; Die historische Zeit ; Athletenbiographien .