Arete - Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
| Author/creator | Miller, Stephen G. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 3rd ed.,Revised,Expurgated |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press |
| Description | 248 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, and Xenophon on female body building. With nearly 50 percent more texts than the highly successful second edition, this new version of<i>Arete</i>offers readers an absorbing lesson in the culture of Greek athletics from the greatest of teachers, the ancients themselves, and demonstrates that the concepts of virtue, skill, pride, valor, and nobility embedded in the word<i>arete</i>are only part of the story from antiquity. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003019000 |
| ISBN | 9780520241541 |
| ISBN | 0520241541 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780520241541 |
| Stock number | 00027125 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |