Olympic Games Athens
The Competitive Spirit in the Glorious City: The Olympic Champions of Ancient Athens
Εκδότης:
Φηγός
Έτος:
2004
ISBN:
9789608767430
Σελίδες:
156
Εξώφυλλο:
Σκληρό
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Olympic Games Athens
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. [...]
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. [...]
Τίτλος βιβλίου: | Olympic Games Athens | ||
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Υπότιτλος βιβλίου: | The Competitive Spirit in the Glorious City: The Olympic Champions of Ancient Athens | ||
Εκδότης: | Φηγός | ||
Συντελεστές βιβλίου: | Χρόνης, Μενέλαος Α. (Συγγραφέας) | ||
ISBN: | 9789608767430 | Εξώφυλλο βιβλίου: | Σκληρό |
Στοιχεία έκδοσης: | 2004 | Διαστάσεις: | 23x24 |
Κατηγορίες: | Γενικά Βιβλία > Αθλητισμός |
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