The ancient Olympic Games
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The ancient Olympic Games
British Museum Press, 2004
3rd ed
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Previous ed., published in 1980 and 1999
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) and index
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Description
In this revised and enlarged edition of "The Ancient Olympic Games", Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. A large, detailed model based on modern research and excavation reconstructs the site of ancient Olympia, where alongside religious an civic buildings there grew an elaborate sports complex with a stadium for 40,000 spectators, indoor and outdoor training facilities, hot and cold baths, a swimming pool and a racecourse. Later chapters cover the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. The last additional chapter on the modern Games is written in collaboration with Stewart Binns, an expert in this field who has worked closely with the International Olympic Committee over many years.
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