1200 years of sport and glory The ancient Olympics had it all - crowds, pageantry, sacrifices, hero-worship and even the occasional death...These were warlike times and athletes had to be tough, especially in an event like the pankration in which any tactic was allowed short of eye-gouging. Other events were less bloodthirsty, but attracted larger-than-life characters - like Milo of Croton, a wrestler who ate a whole ox for breakfast! Great athletes have always been heros, and Nudes & Nikes is packed with some of the most ...
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1200 years of sport and glory The ancient Olympics had it all - crowds, pageantry, sacrifices, hero-worship and even the occasional death...These were warlike times and athletes had to be tough, especially in an event like the pankration in which any tactic was allowed short of eye-gouging. Other events were less bloodthirsty, but attracted larger-than-life characters - like Milo of Croton, a wrestler who ate a whole ox for breakfast! Great athletes have always been heros, and Nudes & Nikes is packed with some of the most amazing heroes you've ever met. History comes to life as never before in this book of sporting legends from 3000 years ago.
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Add this copy of Nudes and Nikes: Champions and Legends of the First to cart. $72.06, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Allen & Unwin.
