The ancient Olympic games
Subtitle: the history and legacy of ancient Greece's most famous sports event
By: by Charles River Editors
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781497325869
Subjects: Olympics; History; Sports; Festivals; Social aspects
Description: This book examines the origins of the games, highlights the competitions, and looks at the history and legacy of the events that spawned today's modern Olympics. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Ancient Olympics like never before, in no time at all.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The mythical origins of the Olympics; title: History of the early games; title: The Olympic games during the Classical Age; title: The Olympic games during the Roman era; title: The twilight of the Olympic games; title: The legacy of the ancient Olympic games.