Concept information
Preferred term
ancient Greece
Definition
- Many of the recreational activities found in ancient Greece contain elements easily recognizable as sport or entertainment today. The holding of games every four years in Olympia, Greece, has its equivalent in the modern Olympic Movement, which has been part of world sports since the formation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and the beginning of the new Olympics in 1896. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Ancient Greece]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ancient_Greece
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