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The Ancient Olympics
The Ancient Olympics
Author: Nigel Spivey, Nigel Jonathan Spivey
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 Greek beauty as a war fought by other means. Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780192804334
ISBN-10: 0192804332
Publication Date: 8/13/2004
Pages: 273
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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