Ancient Greek Athletics (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen G. Miller
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: From the Greek Bronze Age until the Roman period
- Setting: Ancient Greece
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Sports writing
- Subjects: Athletes, Sports, Greece or Greek people, Games, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Olympic Games
- Locales: Greece, ancient
Ancient Greek athletics have been both an inspiration and a model for modern athletes and especially for the modern Olympic movement. In Ancient Greek Athletics, Stephen G. Miller satisfies this modern fascination with Greek sport with a study incorporating the results of much scholarly research and archaeological excavation.
During his own career as scholar and archaeologist, Miller has recreated many aspects of the ancient games, not only in Greece, where he has helped revive the ancient Nemean games, but also in a variety of publications that have made ancient Greek...
[The entire page is 2125 words long]
- Add Ancient Greek Athletics to your favorites