A Brief History of the Olympic Games

A Brief History of the Olympic Games
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9780470777756
ISBN-13 : 0470777753
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Book Synopsis A Brief History of the Olympic Games by : David C. Young

Download or read book A Brief History of the Olympic Games written by David C. Young and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 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.


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