Sports & Recreation, History

Athletics in the Ancient World

Name: Athletics in the Ancient World
Author: Zahra Newby
ISBN: 9781853996887

by Zahra Newby

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Synopsis

An introduction to the many forms that athletics took in the ancient world, and to the sources of evidence by which we can study it

About the Author, Zahra Newby

Zahra Newby is Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at University of Warwick.

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Book Details

Published

August 1, 2006

Publisher

Duckworth Publishers

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781853996887

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