THE OLYMPIC GAMES; The First Thousand Years

Finley, M. I. & H. W. Pleket

ISBN 10: 0701120878 / ISBN 13: 9780701120870

Published by Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1976

About this Item

Minor Shelfwear to book and DJ.; Describes the context of the Games, giving a valuable backcloth of the growth of Greek civilisation and of the Greek states, and of the social, religious, and political importance of the Games.; 138 pages.

Seller Inventory # 16716

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE OLYMPIC GAMES; The First Thousand Years
• Publisher: Clarke, Irwin & Company
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0701120878
• ISBN 13: 9780701120870
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classical Studies
  • Greek History
  • Sport & Athletics

About this title

Synopsis

One thousand years of the ancient Olympics in a single "authoritative" ( The New Yorker ) volumeA definitive survey of the Olympic games, from 776 B.C. to 261 A.D. Finley and Pleket transport readers back to the eighth century B.C., to explain in absorbing detail the games' events and their historical, social, and religious context. The authors also detail the similarities and dissimilarities between the ancient and modern games.