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Documentary about a skeleton found in Southern Italy. The bone structure suggests the owner was an ancient athlete. Scientists explain the mystery of the tomb & the world of the ancient Olympics using dramatisation. Modern athletes from Loughborough University try to gain an insight into the eve...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Balbirnie, Cameron (Producer), Shrapnel, John (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2004.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Athletes > Greece.
Olympic games (Ancient)
Jeux olympiques de l'Antiquité.
Athletes
Greece
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Documentary about a skeleton found in Southern Italy. The bone structure suggests the owner was an ancient athlete. Scientists explain the mystery of the tomb & the world of the ancient Olympics using dramatisation. Modern athletes from Loughborough University try to gain an insight into the events in which an ancient pentathlete competed, by testing out the equipment which they used.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 2, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.).
Playing Time:00:51:11