The Ancient Greek Olympics

by Richard Woff

Book Overview

The ancient Greeks were famous for their love of competition and athleticism. Their most important sporting festival, held at Olympia and honoring Zeus, became the inspiration for our modern Olympic games. It was open to the citizens of every Greek polis, and became so important, that all warfare had to be suspended for its duration.
This book runs through the entire five-day session of the ancient games. The athletes' training and the actual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195215818
• ISBN13: 9780195215816
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.0" x 8.8"