Miller, Stephen G.  1942- <br/><br/>
Ancient Greek athletics / 
Stephen G. Miller. 
 - New Haven :  Yale University Press,  c2004. 
 - ix, 288 p. :  ill. (some col.), map ;  27 cm. 
 - 796/.0938 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The world of Greek athletics -- The origins of Greek athletics -- The crown competitions: the events at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and Isthmia -- The sites of the crown competitions -- The Olympic games, 300 B.C.: a reconstruction of a festival -- The money games at Epidauros, Athens, Larissa, and Sparta -- Women and athletics -- Athletes and heroes -- Sport and recreation -- Training: the world of the gymnasion and the palaistra -- Athletics as entertainment in the Hellenistic and Roman periods -- Professionals and amateurs -- Politics and the games -- Athletics and society -- Arete. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0300100833 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Athletics--History.--Greece
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796/.0938