{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-the-olympic-games-9781405111294","title":"A Brief History of the Olympic Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David Young is one of the world's foremost experts on the Olympic Games, and this book contains many interesting details that have remained in the deep shadows of history much too long. An excellent read!\" Anthony Th. Bijkerk, Secretary-General, \u003ci\u003eInternational Society of Olympic Historians end!-\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An impressively comprehensive, clear and often vivid survey of the ancient Olympics ... The book is packed with carefully considered interventions in long-standing debates.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Hellenic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Beginnings and Evidence 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Athletic Events 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Combat and Equestrian Events 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Zeus Country 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Pindar and Immortality 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Body, Mind, and Greek Athletics 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Questions of Profit and Social Class 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Athletes 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Women and Greek Athletics 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Between the Greek and Roman Worlds 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Later Centuries of Olympia 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Olympic Games 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Chronology and Schedule of the Athletic Circuit 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Technical Note on Discus and Long Jump 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Modern Issues: The Marathon and Torch Relay 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 170\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary 175\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 177\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 181\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769313657175,"sku":"9781405111294","price":82.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405111294.jpg?v=1758720592","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-the-olympic-games-9781405111294","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}