Hellenistic athletes : agonistic cultures and self-presentation /
"Approaches Hellenistic sport from the perspective of the athletes and horse owners and their sponsors. Analyzing victory poems as commissioned work, the book reveals the wider social and political impact of athletic achievements at the level of the polis, the region and the empire"--
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2024
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