The ancient Olympic games
By: Judith Swaddling
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Olympic games (Ancient)
Description: "In this revised and enlarged edition of her guide to the ancient 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 and 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 race-course. New chapters cover the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage and propaganda and revivals of the Games."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index