A visitor's guide to the ancient Greek Olympics / Neil Faulkner.

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Faulkner, Neil

Publication details: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2012.Description: 263 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmISBN:

9780300159073 (pbk.) :
0300159072 (pbk.) :

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Summary: What was it like to attend the Olympics in 388 BC? Would the experience resemble the Olympic festivals as we celebrate them today? This book transports us back to the heyday of classical Greek civilization, inviting us to discover what the Greeks did and didn't do during five thrilling days 2400 years ago.

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What was it like to attend the Olympics in 388 BC? Would the experience resemble the Olympic festivals as we celebrate them today? This book transports us back to the heyday of classical Greek civilization, inviting us to discover what the Greeks did and didn't do during five thrilling days 2400 years ago.

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A visitor's guide to the ancient Greek Olympics / Neil Faulkner.

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