{"product_id":"combat-sports-in-the-ancient-world-competition-violence-and-culture-sport-and-history-series-9780300037685","title":"Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture (Sport and History Series)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCombat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture (Sport and History Series)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Poliakoff, Michael B.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300037685.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic personnel; on the significance of the appearance of combat sport in myth and literature; and on the alleged cultic functions of the ancient combat sports. The book is copiously illustrated with photographs of numerous objects rarely or never before published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44976521445429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300037686","price":114.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300037685_24cfc688-f120-43a4-b0d9-8f3d55119567.jpg?v=1778715862","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/combat-sports-in-the-ancient-world-competition-violence-and-culture-sport-and-history-series-9780300037685","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}