Greek Athletics

About this film

LibriVox recording of Greek Athletics by Frederick Adam Wright. Read in English by Heather Eney. 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. (Summary by Heather Eney) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (84MB)

Directors & creators

Frederick Adam Wright

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Greek; health; boxing; athletics; olympics; running; competition; spartans; athenians; wrestling; physical education

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