عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
GV571 .C76 2007
GV571
.
C76
2007
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0275987396
(Number (ISBN
9780275987398
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
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TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Sport in ancient times /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Nigel B. Crowther
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiii, 183 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Praeger series on the ancient world,
ISSN of Series
1932-1406
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-176) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The Far East : China, Japan, and Korea -- The Middle East (excluding Egypt) -- Egypt at the time of the pharaohs -- Minoan civilization -- Mycenae and Homer -- The ancient Olympic Games -- Ancient Greek athletics -- The Etruscans in ancient Italy -- Roman games and Greek athletics -- Roman recreations and physical fitness -- Recreational areas in Rome : the baths and Campus Martius -- Roman gladiators -- Roman chariot racing -- The Byzantine empire -- Three sporting heroes of the ancient world -- Women and sport : Atalanta and the "gladiator girl" -- Greco-Roman ball games and team sports -- Mesoamerican ball games
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Take a fascinating look at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world. Nigel Crowther not only probes the games themselves, but explores the ways in which athletics figured into cultural arenas that extended beyond physical prowess to military associations, rituals, status, and politics."--BOOK JACKET
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sports-- History
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
796
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/0901
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
GV571
Book number
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C76
2007
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Crowther, Nigel B
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20080326171949.0
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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