The ancient Olympics /

The word "athletics" is derived from the Greek verb "to struggle or to suffer for a prize." As Nigel Spivey reveals in this engaging account of the Olympics in ancient Greece, "suffer" is putting it mildly. Indeed, the Olympics were not so much a graceful display of Gre...

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Main Author:	Spivey, Nigel Jonathan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Olympische Spiele. Olympische Spiele Geschichte 776 v. Chr.-393. Geschichte 776 v. Chr.-393 Olympic games (Ancient) > History. Jeux olympiques de l'Antiquité > Histoire. Olympic games (Ancient) Soziologie Olympische Spelen. Griekse oudheid. Sports > Greece. Jeux Olympiques. Antiquité Histoire. Griechenland > Altertum Greece > Social life and customs. History.

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