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A definitive survey of the Olympic Games, from 776 B.C. to A.D. 261. Readers are introduced, with absorbing detail, to the games' events and their historical, social, and religious context. The authors also delineate the similarities and differences between ancient and modern games. 40 unnumbered plates of illustrations, 2 maps, 16 figures.Finley, M. I. is the author of 'Olympic Games The First Thousand Years' with ISBN 9780486444253 and ISBN 0486444252.
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