author: thomas francis scanlon

... the games, the Olympics in Alexander's age, Olympic heralds, and the Roman Olympics. Schaus and Wenn (2007) seeks to bridge the ancient and modern Olympics, with the ancient section containing important studies on the Olympics' relation ...

From the Minoan bull-leaping to the ancient Olympics and the enigmas of their contests, this first volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains nine articles and chapters of enduring importance to the study of sport in ancient ...

From the identity of Greek athletes and the place of Greek games in the Roman era to forms, functions, and venues of Roman spectacles, this second volume of Sport in the Greek and Roman Worlds contains eleven articles and chapters of ...