How to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete

Name: How to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete
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ISBN: 9780792274957

ISBN-10: 0792274954

ISBN-13: 9780792274957

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jacqueline Morley

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Athletes Needed—apply at your local gymnasium. Do you have what it takes to represent Athens at the great games at Olympia? The ancient Greeks believed in training the mind and body together, so once you start your training you'll study grammar, music, citizenship, and philosophy. At the same time, you'll be expected to develop all of your athletic skills: boxing, running, wrestling, the long jump, and the pentathlon. Once every four years the great games at Olympia take place. If you're good enough, you'll join athletes from all over the Greek world for a month of special training. Athletes must work hard—there is no second or third place.

Book details

List price: $21.90
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 10/11/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Jacqueline Morley is a popular children's author and especially enjoys sharing her love of ancient cultures and history with young readers.



What You Should Know


At the Gymnasion


Sports and Recreation


Go the Distance


Tests of Strength


The Pentathlon


Competing in the City Games


At the Hippodrome


Keeping Fit to Fight


At Elis


Arriving at Olympia


The Panselinos


The Olympic Crown


Your Interview


Glossary


Index


Further Reading


Have You Got the Job?