Athletics and Mathematics in Archaic Corinth

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Athletics and Mathematics in Archaic Corinth: The Origins of the Greek “Stadion” (Memoir 206)

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By David Gilman Romano
Year: 1993
Pages: 117
Binding Paperback
ISBN 0871692066

Product Code: 0871692066

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Memoir 206
This work is a study of the origins of the ancient Greek stadium, especially with regard to the archaeological evidence from the Archaic & Classical sites of Corinth, Isthmia, Halieis & Olympia. The earliest remains of the Greek “stadion” come from the Peloponnesos, a region of southern Greece, although the architectural structure eventually became well known all over the Greek & Roman world. The author also includes the ancient evidence for the initial appearance of the world “stadion” in the Greek language & its early use in the 6th & 5th centuries B.C. The primary component of this work is the most recent archaeological research from Ancient Corinth concerning the Archaic “dromos” & the Early Classical starting line & its significance for the study of Greek & Roman athletics, as well as the understanding of early Greek mathematics. Illus.

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