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Title: The Ancient Olympic Games: The History and Legacy of Ancient Greece's Most Famous Sports Event
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Pam Tierney
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-22-15
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: History, Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well." (Epictetus)
"Many are the sights to be seen in Greece, and many are the wonders to be heard; but on nothing does heaven bestow more care than on the Eleusinian rites and the Olympic games." (Pausanias)
While they are still well known, the Olympic games of Ancient Greece are more relevant today than most people know, and the ways in which athletic sports pervade contemporary culture is comparable only to the spirit of athleticism in Hellenic Greece. Today, a large section of the media industry is devoted exclusively to sports, and in some nations sports even figures as a critical component of their identity. In America, the Super Bowl could be considered a holiday of sorts, and of course today's Olympic games capture the attention of millions of people around the world for two weeks.
The ancient Olympic games were all these things and then some. It was a ritualized spectacle of great cultural importance in Greece as well as an international communion that celebrated both diversity and unity, but most importantly it was an ode to the strength of the human body and a paean to the vigor of the human spirit.
Members Reviews:
Excellent Recap of Ancient Olympics
Though not a history of the games themselves, or of the individual athletes, it is a history of the Olympics as they were associated with the early Greeks and Romans. The editors describe what is known about the Olympics from the historical and archeological records and provides some analysis of what those records mean. Read the book. It provides some interesting knowledge and insight about the ancient games.
Two Stars
Long winded
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Title: The Ancient Olympic Games: The History and Legacy of Ancient Greece's Most Famous Sports Event
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Pam Tierney
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-22-15
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: History, Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well." (Epictetus)
"Many are the sights to be seen in Greece, and many are the wonders to be heard; but on nothing does heaven bestow more care than on the Eleusinian rites and the Olympic games." (Pausanias)
While they are still well known, the Olympic games of Ancient Greece are more relevant today than most people know, and the ways in which athletic sports pervade contemporary culture is comparable only to the spirit of athleticism in Hellenic Greece. Today, a large section of the media industry is devoted exclusively to sports, and in some nations sports even figures as a critical component of their identity. In America, the Super Bowl could be considered a holiday of sorts, and of course today's Olympic games capture the attention of millions of people around the world for two weeks.
The ancient Olympic games were all these things and then some. It was a ritualized spectacle of great cultural importance in Greece as well as an international communion that celebrated both diversity and unity, but most importantly it was an ode to the strength of the human body and a paean to the vigor of the human spirit.
Members Reviews:
Excellent Recap of Ancient Olympics
Though not a history of the games themselves, or of the individual athletes, it is a history of the Olympics as they were associated with the early Greeks and Romans. The editors describe what is known about the Olympics from the historical and archeological records and provides some analysis of what those records mean. Read the book. It provides some interesting knowledge and insight about the ancient games.
Two Stars
Long winded