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A brief history of the Olympic games /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, David C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Series:Brief histories of the ancient world.
Subjects:
Olympic games (Ancient) > History.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Beginnings and evidence
  • Athletic events
  • Combat and equestrian events
  • Zeus country
  • Pindar and immortality
  • Body, mind, and Greek athletics
  • Questions of profit and social class
  • The athletes
  • Women and Greek athletics
  • Between the Greek and Roman worlds
  • The later centuries of Olympia
  • The origin and authenticity of the modern Olympic Games
  • Appendix A: Chronology and schedule of the athletic circuit
  • Appendix B: Technical note on discus and long jump
  • Appendix C: Modern issues : the marathon and torch relay.