Naked Olympics The True Story of the Ancient Games

Name: Naked Olympics The True Story of the Ancient Games
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ISBN: 9780812969917

ISBN-10: 081296991X

ISBN-13: 9780812969917

Edition: 2004

Authors: Tony Perrottet

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What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games? With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the fascinating story of the original Olympic festival, tracking the event day by day to re-create the experience in all its compelling spectacle. Using firsthand reports and little-known sources—including an actual Handbook for a Sports Coach used by the Greeks—The Naked Olympics creates a vivid picture of an extravaganza performed before as many as forty thousand people, featuring contests as timeless as the javelin throw and as…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/8/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.24" wide x 7.95" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Tony Perrottet has written for HQ, The Independent, The London Sunday Times, The New York Times, Esquire, Outside, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian and many other newspapers and journals. He is the author of Off The Deep End: Travels in New Frontiers. Tony is an Australian writer who lives in New York but visits Australia regularly.



Map : the sanctuary of Olympia c. 150 B.C.



For the love of Zeus



The Greek sports craze



Countdown



The Olympic boot camp



Trials of the ancient sports fan



Scenes from the fringe



Let the games begin



Blood on the tracks - the chariot race



The pentathlon



To the victors, the feast



The sacred slaughter



No Philistines in the stadium



To race with immortals



Javelins into spears



The forgotten amazons



Theater of pain - the contact sports



Bring on the leeches ...



Last rites



The Olympic program