Athletics and Literature in the Roman Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0521838452
- ISBN-13
- 9780521838450
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 398
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-04-21
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Jason König
Description
Examination of Greek athletics in the Roman Empire and how they were represented in the literature of the period.
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