THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN ANCIENT GREECE (5192Α) ISBN-13: 9789602131329

"The olympic games in ancient Greece" is an account of the dramatic rise of ancient greek athletics, centering around its crowning achievement, the olympic games. It contains chapters devoted to the social structure that favoured the development of athletics and also to the central importance ot its role in education. Each event is examined separately, its technique analysed and the book is thus comprehensive and informative, as well as a pleasure to read.