How did sport and festival affect the ancient Greek city? How did the values of athletics pervade Greek culture? This collection of fifteen new studies from an

First launched at the time of the Athens Olympics, Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World has become a classic study in its field.

Sport and Society in Ancient Greece provides a concise and readable introduction to ancient Greek sport. It covers such topics as the links between sport, relig

Presenting a survey of sports in ancient Greece, this work describes ancient sporting events and games. It considers the role of women and amateurs in ancient a

The Greek and Roman year were divided into festivals and games even more than our year is today. Politics and competition went together and the spectacle and ev