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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Successes and Transgressors: Athletes in the Ancient Greek Imagination

Like sports stars today, successful athletes in ancient Greece were held up as heroes, and often considered larger than life. Heroes and athletes were commemorated in much the same way. The magnificent victory odes of lyric poets such as Pindar and ...


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