The Ancient Olympics (eBOOK)

Name: The Ancient Olympics
Rating: 3.59 (7 reviews)
Author: Nigel Spivey
ISBN: 9780199602698

Rating:3.59 (Votes: 7)

Author:Nigel Spivey

File Format:PDF

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Categories:Sports Books, History

Uploaded:2012-06-14 00:00:00 (2012)

Pages:320

Format:Paperback

Weight:336 g

ISBN:9780199602698

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Overview:The Ancient Olympics - The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means. Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. Many more resorted to cheating and bribery. Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield.

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