Greek Athletics
Author(s): Frederick Adam Wright
Genre(s): *non-fiction, Sports & Recreation, Antiquity
Narrators: Heather Eney
Number of Chapters: 7
Length: 03 hours and 06 minutes
Language: English
The history of Greek athletics as it pertains to the Olympics. Describes various activities such as boxing, wrestling, etc. and accounts from witnesses, the Iliad, etc. as they pertain to famous Greeks and events. He discusses Greek views of physical appearance and fitness as they pertain to the games and society and also how and why individual city-states chose to participate (or not) in the Olympics. (Summary by Heather Eney)
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The audiobook Greek Athletics falls under the genres of *non-fiction, Sports & Recreation, Antiquity. It is written by Frederick Adam Wright.