The Art of perfect body: a glimpse in the polis of Sparta
The article analyzes a cross-section of gender in the ancient culture and in particular in the polis of Sparta. Famous for its cult of the body and its practices for the war, Sparta gave prominence to women's gymnastics exercises to create the "perfect body", unique to generate the Sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Università di Napoli Federico II
2013-06-01
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| Series: | La camera blu |
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| Online Access: | http://www.camerablu.unina.it/index.php/camerablu/article/view/1688 |