Combat Sports in the Ancient World Competition, Violence, and Culture - Sports and History Series
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A leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic personnel; on the significance of the appearance of combat sport in myth and literature; and on the alleged cultic functions of the ancient combat sports. The book is copiously illustrated with photographs of numerous objects rarely or never before published.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780300063127 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press |
Imprint: | Yale University Press |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 1995 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 220 |
Weight: | 350g |
Height: | 226mm |
Width: | 160mm |
Spine width: | 13mm |