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Olympic Games Athens

The Competitive Spirit in the Glorious City: The Olympic Champions of Ancient Athens

SKU: 9789608767430

39,14

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Συγγραφέας: Χρόνης Α. Μενέλαος

Εκδότης: Φηγός

Ημερ. Έκδοσης: 01/01/2004

Περιγραφή

Studying the competitive impulse is the key to understanding life in ancient Athens. The insistence on daily exercise at the gymnasium shaped the city’s youth into a model of the free man who is able to think, fight against the barbarians, and who distinguishes himself in the stadium. The Great Panathenaia and a number of other festivals that included games provided plenty of opportunities for athletes to compete. In ancient Greece even theatrical perfomances were a well-organized competitive event. The culminating achievement of an Athenian athlete was to be crowned champion at the Olympic Games. […]

ISBN: 978-960-87674-3-0

Πρώτη Έκδοση : 01/01/2004

Αριθμός Σελίδων : 156

Διαστάσεις : 23 x 24 cm

Εξώφυλλο: Σκληρό εξώφυλλο

Τόπος Έκδοσης : Αθήνα

Χρόνης Α. Μενέλαος