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The Olympic Games: The First Thousand Years

by M. I. Finley, H. W. Pleket
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Overview

A definitive survey of the Olympic Games, from 776 B.C. to A.D. 261. Readers are introduced, with absorbing detail, to the games' events and their historical, social, and religious context. The authors also delineate the similarities and differences between ancient and modern games. 40 unnumbered plates of illustrations, 2 maps, 16 figures.

Synopsis

A definitive survey of the Olympic Games, from 776 B.C. to A.D. 261. Readers are introduced, with absorbing detail, to the games' events and their historical, social, and religious context. The authors also delineate the similarities and differences between ancient and modern games. 40 unnumbered plates of illustrations, 2 maps, 16 figures.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2005
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780486444253

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