The Crown Games of ancient Greece : archaeology, athletes, and heroes /
"The Crown Games offered a rare point of cultural unity amid the wide geography and fierce regional independence of the ancient world. This volume focuses on these festivals in the context of the ancient Greek world-a vast and sprawling territory that stretched from modern Spain to the Black Se...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2022. |
| Series: | Sport, culture & society
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Athletes, Festivals, and The Crown Games
- Olympia and the Olympian Games
- Nemea and the Nemean Games
- Isthmia and the Isthmian Games
- Delphi and the Pythian Games
- Crowned Champions
- Conclusions.