Greek Athletics-Frederick Adam Wright
From History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol I · 3:04:07
Show by Benjamin Hathaway
Greek Athletics by Frederick Adam Wright.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.Featured on History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol I.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.
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