The birth of the Olympic Games and sport in antiquity.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 18806 |
| Format | 14x22.5 |
| Détails | 195 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2004 |
| Etat | Occasion |
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All aspects of sport and sporting practices in Greece and Rome are studied and described here: physical education, games and sporting contests, competitions, training, the running of events, the disciplines practiced, the lives of the athletes, and, of course, the birth and organization of the Olympic Games, as well as the religious ceremonies linked to them. Scientific rigor, revealing anecdotes, historical analysis: Violaine Vanoyeke offers a complete and very lively panorama of ancient sport from the Trojan War to Imperial Rome.
All aspects of sport and sporting practices in Greece and Rome are studied and described here: physical education, games and sporting contests, competitions, training, the running of events, the disciplines practiced, the lives of the athletes, and, of course, the birth and organization of the Olympic Games, as well as the religious ceremonies linked to them. Scientific rigor, revealing anecdotes, historical analysis: Violaine Vanoyeke offers a complete and very lively panorama of ancient sport from the Trojan War to Imperial Rome.