Hysplex: The Starting Mechanism in Ancient Stadia
A Contribution to Ancient Greek Technology (University of California Publications in Classical Studies)
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Word Count
45,750 words, Guess
Page Count
183 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9463205M
- ISBN-139780520098299
- ISBN-100520098293
- OCLC Control Number40682742
- OCLC Control Numberhysplexstartingm0000vala
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99011989
- Goodreads1187741
Classifications
- LCCGV413 .V35 1999
First Sentence
The need to guarantee a simultaneous start for all the footraces and specially for the stadion race was certainly one of the more important problems that the officials of the competitions in ancient Greek city-states and sanctuaries had to confront and solve.
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- Hysplex: The Starting Mechanism in Ancient Stadia: A Contribution to Ancient Greek Technology (University of California Publications in Classical Studies)
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