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This book explains why the democracy of classical Athens generously sponsored elite sport and idolised its sporting victors.
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Studies all four branches of the Athenian armed forces to show how they helped make democratic Athens a superpower.
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This book explores the relationship between sport and democratization. Drawing on sociological and historical methodologies, it provides a framework for underst
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Analyses how the democracy of the classical Athenians revolutionized military practices and underwrote their unprecedented commitment to war-making.
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Athenian democracy may have opened up politics to every citizen, but it had no impact on participation in sport. The city's sportsmen continued to be drawn from