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235 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520274334
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01 September 2012
Description
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitr...
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235 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520274334
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01 September 2012
Description
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compiled a trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitr...