Review of the hardback: '… an illuminating and well-written guide to a period of great interest and importance for the understanding of the history of athletics.' Journal of Classics Teaching

Review of the hardback: 'This book is the fruit of an immense amount of reading, lucidly though lengthily laid out, with generous signposting and an exemplary absence of jargon. Alongside the work of van Nijf and Zahra Newby, this book restores athletic endeavour to its rightful position in the study of Greek culture under the Roman Empire. It will be essential for anyone dealing with athletics as presented in Greek prose writing. More generally, it will be of great value to anyone interested in discourse about the Greek past in this period.' The Journal of Roman Studies

'… a very involving and thought-provoking work that makes excellent use of literary and non-literary evidence. It highlights an area of the ancient world that is very rich in good quality evidence but that has received less consideration than is warranted.' Classics Ireland