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| Map : the sanctuary of Olympia c. 150 B.C. | ||
| I | For the love of Zeus | 3 |
| II | The Greek sports craze | 18 |
| III | Countdown | 38 |
| IV | The Olympic boot camp | 47 |
| V | Trials of the ancient sports fan | 60 |
| VI | Scenes from the fringe | 72 |
| VII | Let the games begin | 80 |
| VIII | Blood on the tracks - the chariot race | 92 |
| IX | The pentathlon | 103 |
| X | To the victors, the feast | 114 |
| XI | The sacred slaughter | 124 |
| XII | No Philistines in the stadium | 130 |
| XIII | To race with immortals | 138 |
| XIV | Javelins into spears | 149 |
| XV | The forgotten amazons | 155 |
| XVI | Theater of pain - the contact sports | 161 |
| XVII | Bring on the leeches ... | 174 |
| XVIII | Last rites | 179 |
| App | The Olympic program | 193 |
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Posted May 31, 2005
This book is recommended if you're interested in how the Olympic games began. It offers lots of details of how people and atheletes reacted to during the run of the games. It also gives a timeline of the games and a detailed timeline of how the games were performed in 5 days. In addition of good info, the illustrations are cool. I like it very much. Its easy to read, informative, and funny. Recommended.
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Posted July 12, 2004
This is a fascinating introduction to ancient Greek culture, not just sports (the first Olympics included much more than just athletics, so there is a wealth of information on religion, sex, boozing, sightseeing, art, literature -- and great cameos by sports fans like Plato, Sophocles, Herodotus...!) It really brought the whole event to life for me in a way that I hadn't expected -- and the illustrations are excellent, drawn from original vase paintings, to show the long jump, wrestling and something called the pankration, which was an all-in brawl where strangling was encouraged as a way of achieveing victory. A hugely entertaining read -- for anyone interested in the past.
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Overview
What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games?With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the fascinating story of the original Olympic festival, tracking the event day by day to re-create the experience in all its compelling spectacle.
Using firsthand reports and little-known sources—including an actual Handbook for a Sports Coach used by the ...