A brief history of the Olympic games /
For more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized Rome terminated the competitions in the fourth century AD. But the Olympic ideal did not die and this book is a succinct history of the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence. Classi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2004.
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| Series: | Brief histories of the ancient world.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | For more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized Rome terminated the competitions in the fourth century AD. But the Olympic ideal did not die and this book is a succinct history of the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence. Classics professor David Young, who has researched the subject for over 25 years, reveals how the ancient Olympics evolved from modest beginnings into a grand festival, attracting hundreds of highly trained athletes, tens of thousands of spectators, and the finest artists and poets. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 184 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470774823 0470774827 9780470777756 0470777753 9781405111294 1405111291 9781405111300 1405111305 1281319457 9781281319456 9786611319458 661131945X |