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Olympic Games - The First Thousand Years

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Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePlatesAcknowledgementsA Note on Greek Measures of Distance and Money ValuesTable of Dates1. Ancient and Modern2. Games and Festivals3. The Olympic Programme4. Spectators and Facilities5. Rules and Officials6. The Athletes7. Training and Trainers8. Games, Politics and Patronage9. The CriticsEpilogueIndex

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Authors M I Finley, M I Pleket Finley, M. I. Finley, M. I. Pleket Finley, M. I./ Pleket Finley, H W Pleket, H. W. Pleket
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 28.10.2005
 
EAN 9780486444253
ISBN 978-0-486-44425-3
No. of pages 208
Dimensions 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
Subjects Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history
Humanities, art, music > History

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