A lively survey encompassing the Orient, the Americas, and the classical world From the Olympic Games of Greece to the gladiatorial contests of Rome, sport in t

A comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and the Near East.

Crowther offers a fascinating look at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilizations in the ancient world. He not only probes the games thems

Spanning the wide world of sports, this volume is packed with every conceivable fact that anyone would possibly want to know about nearly 300 sports, including

Details the role of sports in the classical world from early Greece through the late Roman and early Byzantine empires.