Mark Golden
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Description
This book provides a concise and readable introduction to ancient Greek sport. It covers such standard topics as the links between sport, religion and warfare, the origins and history of the Olympic games, and the spirit of competition among the Greeks. Its main focus, however, is on Greek sport as an arena for the creation and expression of difference among individuals and groups.
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Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today, the meanings associated with these acts were often utterly different from our own. Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 350 CE, 'A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World' covers sexual practices, feelings and ideas from the time of Homer to the transformation of the Roman Empire.