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The Olympic Games : The First Thousand Years.

The Olympic Games : The First Thousand Years.

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The Olympic Games : The First Thousand Years.

by Finley,M.I & Pleket, H.W

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0701120878
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9780701120870
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Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1976 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Can Ed.. The ancient Olympics from 776 BC to AD 261."In this beautifully illustrated and eye-opening book, the author and his associate have accomplished the near impossible: a brilliant history of the mysterious and little-known events on which our modern Olympic Games were patterned. They tell us not only what the actual sporting events and rules were, but who the athletes were and how they were trained, how the games were financed and managed, and how the participants viewed the games themselves, all told in both scholarly and readable fashion, with fascinating ilustrations137p. plates (some col.) Diagrams. index..

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Title
The Olympic Games : The First Thousand Years.
Author
Finley,M.I & Pleket, H.W
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st Can Ed.
ISBN 10
0701120878
ISBN 13
9780701120870
Publisher
Clarke Irwin
Place of Publication
Toronto
Date Published
1976
Keywords
OLYMPIC GAMES OLYMPIA ANCIENT GREECE SPORT ATHLETICS
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Greece - Ancient; Olympic Games;

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