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<p><P>For more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized Rome terminated the competitions in the fourth century AD. But the Olympic ideal did not die and this book is a succinct history of the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence. <P>Classics professor David Young, who has researched the subject for over 25 years, reveals how the ancient Olympics evolved from modest beginnings into a grand festival, attracting hundreds of highly trained athletes, tens of thousands of spectators, and the finest artists and poets.</p>

Who reads A Brief History of the Olympic Games (2004) (Elements)?

Author

David C. Young

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9786611319458

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sports, Anthropology

Updated

2026-03-24