Ancient Greek Olympics

Name: Ancient Greek Olympics
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ISBN: 9780195215816

ISBN-10: 0195215818

ISBN-13: 9780195215816

Edition: 1999

Authors: Richard Woff

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The ancient Greeks were famous for their love of competition and athleticism. Their most important sporting festival, held at Olympia and honoring Zeus, became the inspiration for our modern Olympic games. It was open to the citizens of every Greek polis, and became so important, that all warfare had to be suspended for its duration. This book runs through the entire five-day session of the ancient games. The athletes' training and the actual sporting events--some familiar, some quite strange to the modern reader--are described in vivid detail and illustrated with both classical art from the collections of the British Museum and photographs of the modern Games. Day Two, for instance,…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/10/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 11.00" wide x 8.80" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 1.100