The Ancient Olympic Games (New ed.) - 2nd edition

Klappentext In this revised and all-colour edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. Vorwort In this revised and all-colour edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. Zusammenfassung In this revised and all-colour edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival.

Product details

• Authors: Irving Finkel, Judith Swaddling, Swaddling Judith
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2011
• EAN: 9780714119854
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-1985-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; History: specific events & topics, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics & Paralympics, Ancient World, History: specific events and topics, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Olympic & Paralympic games, Olympic and Paralympic games