Product Description

In this revised and enlarged edition of "The Ancient Olympic 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. A large, detailed model based on modern research and excavation reconstructs the site of ancient Olympia, where alongside religious an civic buildings there grew an elaborate sports complex with a stadium for 40,000 spectators, indoor and outdoor training facilities, hot and cold baths, a swimming pool and a racecourse. Later chapters cover the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. The last additional chapter on the modern Games is written in collaboration with Stewart Binns, an expert in this field who has worked closely with the International Olympic Committee over many years.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #231121 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent
I used this when studying for my Classical Civilisations course and found it incredibly useful. It gives you all the information you need with plenty of detail to add depth to an essay. It is fairly well illustrated and explains things well.