The Ancient Olympics (Record no. 2745)
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| fixed length control field | 01415nam a2200181 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2004046147 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780192804334 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 876526421 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | GV23 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 796.48 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nigel Spivey |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Ancient Olympics |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, Incorporated |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 296 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle/suffer for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. The author explores what theevents were, the rules for competitors, training and diet, the pervasiveness of cheating and bribery, the prizes on offer, the exclusion of 'barbarians', and protocols on pederasty. He also peels back the mythology surrounding the games today and investigates where our current conception of theOlympics has come from.Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sports/Recreation |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 11/12/2011 | 796.48 SPIV | 54224 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |