Arete: Greek Sports From Classical Sources (Third and Expanded Edition) de Miller, Stephen G - 2004

University of California Press, 2004. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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University of California Press, 2004-06-07. 2. paperback. Used: Good.

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Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Paperback. Near Fine. Third and Expanded Edition. Wraps, clean unmarked text, near fine copy.

University of California Press. Very Good+. 2004. Third Revised Edition. Softcover. 0520241541 . Minor shelfwear. Gift inscription from author to Jenifer [Neils] on titlepage. ; From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda 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. ; 235 pages; Signed by Author .

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