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The Ancient Olympic Games: Third edition

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For over 1,000 years, between 776 BC and AD 395, people from far and wide the classical world flocked each and every four years to Olympia in Western Greece to see famous athletes compete for the olive crowns of the ancient Olympic Games. The Games were huge, and so was once the build-up: virtually the whole of the preceding year was once devoted to the preparations of the site and the athletes. But these games were a lot more than just a sporting event: religion, power, politics, scandal, and propaganda were all at the center of the five-day festival. Held in honor of Zeus, the supreme god of Greek mythology, a visit to Olympia was once also a pilgrimage to his sacred temple.

In this up to date edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and non secular origins. Describing the events, the sacred ceremony, and the celebrations that were an essential a part of the Olympic festival, this book paints a vivid picture of what it was once like to be at these prestigious games.

Concluding with a chapter on the modern Olympics that brings the story right up to the preparations for the London 2012 Games, this fascinating book is very important reading for any individual interested in the Olympics, the greatest games of all of them.

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