Wonders of Bodily Strength and Skill: In All Ages and CountriesC. Scribner's sons, 1885 - 338 Seiten |
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... Romans also , under the emperors , practised the art , which the ancients seem to have held in higher esteem than the moderns do . In playing at quoits the athlete placed himself in a space called balbis . He advanced his right leg ...
... Romans also , under the emperors , practised the art , which the ancients seem to have held in higher esteem than the moderns do . In playing at quoits the athlete placed himself in a space called balbis . He advanced his right leg ...
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... Romans , was sleeping in his apartment in the palace at Venice , he was suddenly aroused by an unusual noise . It seemed to him that some one was entering his chamber , and he believed at first that one of his domestics had come in by ...
... Romans , was sleeping in his apartment in the palace at Venice , he was suddenly aroused by an unusual noise . It seemed to him that some one was entering his chamber , and he believed at first that one of his domestics had come in by ...
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... Romans , came into the apartment of the latter , his surprise was extreme . Joseph , whom he had left the preceding evening gay and full of mirth , now lay on his bed pale , weak , and trembling . " Listen a moment , cousin , " said he ...
... Romans , came into the apartment of the latter , his surprise was extreme . Joseph , whom he had left the preceding evening gay and full of mirth , now lay on his bed pale , weak , and trembling . " Listen a moment , cousin , " said he ...
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... and devoted himself to encounters on foot with the lords of his day , who attempted to revive in France the gladiatorial combats of the Romans . In these deadly fights the great stature and strength of Chas SOME HISTORICAL PERSONAGES . 101.
... and devoted himself to encounters on foot with the lords of his day , who attempted to revive in France the gladiatorial combats of the Romans . In these deadly fights the great stature and strength of Chas SOME HISTORICAL PERSONAGES . 101.
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... Romans were not less distinguished in this respect than the Greeks . Pliny speaks of certain athletes of his time , who ran in the circus the distance of 160,000 paces ; K Running with Arms . ( From a cup in the Museum of Berlin . ) he ...
... Romans were not less distinguished in this respect than the Greeks . Pliny speaks of certain athletes of his time , who ran in the circus the distance of 160,000 paces ; K Running with Arms . ( From a cup in the Museum of Berlin . ) he ...
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