LEADER 02925nam 22005894a 450 001 9910145282003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-31945-7 010 $a9786611319458 010 $a0-470-77482-7 010 $a0-470-77775-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000399452 035 $a(EBL)350857 035 $a(OCoLC)214281264 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114799 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140658 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114799 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125402 035 $a(PQKB)10675647 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC350857 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL350857 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236704 035 $a(PPN)241935776 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000399452 100 $a20040121d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA brief history of the Olympic games$b[electronic resource] /$fDavid C. Young 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 1 $aBrief histories of the ancient world 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-1129-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-180) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Beginnings and Evidence; 3 Athletic Events; 4 Combat and Equestrian Events; 5 Zeus Country; 6 Pindar and Immortality; 7 Body, Mind, and Greek Athletics; 8 Questions of Profit and Social Class; 9 The Athletes; 10 Women and Greek Athletics; 11 Between the Greek and Roman Worlds; 12 The Later Centuries of Olympia; 13 The Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Olympic Games; Appendix A: Chronology and Schedule of the Athletic Circuit; Appendix B: Technical Note on Discus and Long Jump; Appendix C: Modern Issues: The Marathon and Torch Relay 327 $aNotesGlossary; Bibliography; Index 330 $aFor more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized Rome terminated the competitions in the fourth century AD. But the Olympic ideal did not die and this book is a succinct history of the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence.Classics professor David Young, who has researched the subject for over 25 years, reveals how the ancient Olympics evolved from modest beginnings into a grand festival, attracting hundreds of highly trained athletes, tens of thousands of spectators, and the finest artists and poets. 410 0$aBrief histories of the ancient world. 606 $aOlympic games (Ancient)$xHistory 615 0$aOlympic games (Ancient)$xHistory. 676 $a796.48 700 $aYoung$b David C$0384527 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910145282003321 996 $aBrief history of the Olympic games$91758177 997 $aUNINA