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100 1 $aSwaddling, Judith.
245 14 $aThe ancient Olympic games /$cJudith Swaddling ; [foreword by HRH The Princess Royal].
250 $a2nd ed., 2nd University of Texas Press ed.
260 $aAustin :$bUniversity of Texas Press,$c1999.
300 $a112 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps (some col.), plan ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
500 $a"Revised and expanded." -- Cover [p. 4].
505 0 $aForeword / HRH The Princess Royal -- The Olympic games : where and why? -- The site -- Records and regulations -- Preparation and training -- The programme -- The events -- Prize-giving and celebrations -- Politics, scandal and propaganda -- Death and rebirth.
520 1 $a"In this revised and enlarged edition of her guide to the ancient 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 and 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 race-course. New chapters cover the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage and propaganda and revivals of the Games."--Jacket.
650 0 $aOlympic games (Ancient)
650 6 $aJeux olympiques de l'Antiquité$xHistoire.
988 $a20040915
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