Foreword - Physical Education and Athletics of Ancient Peoples

Minoan and Mycenaean Civilization - Games, Competitions, and Dances in Minoan Crete - Homeric and Mycenaean Competitions - Physical Education in Ancient Greece - Olympia: Early History - Panhellenic Games - Issues Related to the Olympic Games

Topics Related to Competitions and Athletes - Competitions and Games of Children and Women - Local Competitions - Philosophical Views of Ancient Greek Authors on Physical Education and Athletics

The Competitions and Spectacles of the Romans - The Sports of the Etruscans and Romans - Sports in Byzantium, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance

The Roots of Modern Physical Education - Efforts to Reconstruct the Olympic Games - The Revival of the Modern Olympic Games

The Modern International Olympic Games - The Winter Olympic Games - Summary - Supplementary Material - Acknowledgments - Abbreviations - Bibliography - Index