Wonders of bodily strength and skill : in all ages and all countries (1873)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York : Scribner, Armstrong & Co. · leaf 44
wer of their fists. Amongst those who excelled in thisexercise we may mention, according to Homer, Amycus,king of the Bebrycians, who would allow strangers to travelthrough his kingdom only on condition that they took partin an encounter with him, and who, on these occasions, wasinvariably the… … Encounter between Pugilists. (From a Greek vase.) introduction of the noble art of self-defence amongthe athletic sports. It did not, however, at first attractmuch attention, for it was only admitted as a publicexhibition at the celebration of the games of Elis, whichtook place in the twenty-third…
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