The Ancient Olympic Games | 
 enlarge | Author: Judith Swaddling
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 105398
Media: Paperback
Edition: Second Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0292777515
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780292777514
ASIN: 0292777515
Publication Date: 2000
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Product Description
For over one thousand years between 776 B.C. and A.D. 395, princes, statesmen, and famous athletes gathered every four years at Olympia in western Greece to compete for the olive crowns of the ancient Olympic Games. Judith Swaddling traces the mythological and religious origins of the games and describes the events, religious ceremony, and celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. The book also features a large, detailed model of the site of ancient Olympia, where, alongside religious and civic buildings, there grew an elaborate sports complex with a stadium for 40,000 spectators, indoor and outdoor training facilities, hot and cold baths, a swimming pool, and a race course. For this revised edition, three new chapters have been added, covering the diet and medical treatment of athletes; sponsorship, patronage, and propaganda; and revivals of the games. Superbly illustrated with vases, sculpture, and other works of ancient art, and with new views of the site, the new edition of this indispensable account of Ancient Olympia and the games now includes color reproduction for over half the illustrations, as well as many additional pictures.
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Olympia & the Ancient Games November 22, 2002
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
When you buy a book that deals with a certain subject, you look for a few things that make the book worth your time. You want the book to give you the feeling of the time, you want to be entertained, you want to learn things, and have an easy reading experience. This book passes with high marks on all cases. Now, granted this book is not that long, but in some ways that's the beauty of the work.If you are truly interested in the Ancient Olympic games, then I vow to you that this is the book to buy!!! The book is presented well and does not become dull from the start to the finish. thank you for your time
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