A Brief History of the Olympic Games (Hardcover, Revised)

For more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized Rome terminated the competitions in the fourth century AD. But the Olympic ideal did not die and this book is a succinct history of the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence.

Classics professor David Young, who has researched the subject for over 25 years, reveals how the ancient Olympics evolved from modest beginnings into a grand festival, attracting hundreds of highly trained athletes, tens of thousands of spectators, and the finest artists and poets.

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	July 2004
Authors:	D.C. Young
Dimensions:	223 x 148 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-1-4051-1129-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-4051-1129-1
Barcode:	9781405111294

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