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Olympia
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Author : Robin Waterfield
language : en
Publisher: Landmark Library
Release Date : 2018
Olympia written by Robin Waterfield and has been published by Landmark Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Olympic games (Ancient) categories.
In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the steep-sided Hill of Cronus. Here, between the eighth century BCE and the fourth century CE, rival athletes competed for glory in the ancient Olympic Games. Every four years, and from every corner of the Mediterranean world - from Samos to Syracuse and from Sparta to Smyrna - they descended on this quiet corner of southern Greece sacred to Zeus, seeking to excel in disciplines as diverse as sprinting, boxing, wrestling, trumpet blowing and chariot and mulecart racing. The victors of these ancient games may have been awarded crowns of olive leaves in recognition of their achievements, but these original Olympics were no idealistic celebration of the classical aesthetic of grace and beauty shared by all of the participating Greek city-states, but often a bitterly contested struggle between political rivals. Robin Waterfield paints a vivid picture of the reality of the ancient Olympic Games; describes the events in which competitors took part; explores their purpose, rituals and politics; and charts the vicissitudes of their remarkable thousand-year history.
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Author : Judith M. Barringer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-11-02
Olympia written by Judith M. Barringer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with History categories.
"Olympia was among the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean world, not only because of its famous athletic games, but also because of its religious sanctuary, oracle, and political importance. Its games attracted 45,000-50,000 people to the site, who came to watch male athletes compete for everlasting glory. The winners were entitled to erect bronze statues of themselves in the Altis, the most sacred area of the site, where they stood among images of gods and heroes. Cities and rulers triumphant on the battlefield trumpeted their successes with sculpted monuments at this sacred site. Rulers and kings, Greek and Roman, visited Olympia, competed in the games, bestowed monuments on it, and took others away as booty. Everyone who was anyone in antiquity had to leave their mark at Olympia, and the monuments they left behind were not placed haphazardly but engaged in dialogue with each other. A Cultural History of Olympia explores the development of the site from the construction of its first monumental building c. 600 B.C. to its transformation into a Christian site in the fourth century A.D. Organized chronologically, and focusing on themes such as warfare, marriage, and exemplary conduct, this study traces how the site changed, how monuments interacted with each other, and what this place and its monuments meant to ancient patrons and visitors. This is the first holistic view of the site and one that offers the latest research with beautiful illustrations in a manner accessible to all readers"--
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Author : Michael P. O'Kane
language : en
Publisher: Addison & Highsmith
Release Date : 2024-06-25
Olympia written by Michael P. O'Kane and has been published by Addison & Highsmith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-25 with categories.
In ancient Greece and across the Mediterranean, kingdoms strive for dominance. The great powers of Carthage and Egypt look on with avarice as the might of the Greeks is spent warring between themselves, oblivious to external dangers. Year in and year out, the people suffer at the hands of their rulers and the famine and pestilence that comes with conflict. The great rulers of the day are themselves helpless to end this cycle of destruction. While life on the battlefield is cheap, the slave trade flourishes through the years of interminable battle and death. Kings and queens pray to the gods and seek wisdom from the oracles, but the gods, it seems, prefer combat to diplomacy. At Olympia, the peace of the temple precinct is an island of calm in a sea of turmoil. Here on this sacred soil grows the seed of a better future, yet even here there lurks danger and deceit as the forces of destruction reach into the sanctuary of the gods. For this seed to thrive, it will take more than prayers and goodwill. Yet often hope springs from the most unlikely sources. There is one amongst the Greeks who sees light where others only perceive darkness. One who sees that there is another way to settle conflict - with honor and courage. One who will set aflame a torch that will burn for thousands of years, down through the ages. In an epoch of chaos and strife, a new force for peace is born.
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Author : Leni Riefenstahl
language : en
Publisher: St Martins Press
Release Date : 1994
Olympia written by Leni Riefenstahl and has been published by St Martins Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Photography categories.
On August 1, 1936, in Berlin, to the sound of Hitler's opening words and hundreds of doves set aflight, the Summer Olympic Games began. Here were sixteen days of heroism, aesthetic and athletic perfection, and a triumph of determination and will - not least by the legendary artist Leni Riefenstahl. The filmmaker and photographer was commissioned to document these spectacular games for posterity. Her film Olympia is one of the results of this experiment. The other is this volume, Olympia, a startling collection of images of athletes, of sport, and of intense drive resulting from these games. Riefenstahl utilized innovative and ground-breaking camera angles, techniques, and styles in order to create her vision of the Olympics. Her stark realism is revealed in these shots of strength and determination. The artist presents divers, swimmers, sprinters, jumpers, vaulters, and others as specimen, the ultimate practitioners of their art forms, and by these efforts, the portraits of these men and women reach a zenith of Riefenstahl's own art. Leni Riefenstahl's visual genius is fully evident in this remarkable collection of black and white photographs. Through her lens, we view the epitome of the beauty of athleticism, the excitement of competition, and the pressure of the political atmosphere. Olympia is a remarkable record of human idealism, Olympic excellence, and photographic skill.
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Author : Jill Dudley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Olympia written by Jill Dudley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
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Author : Ludwig Drees
language : en
Publisher: Pall Mall Press
Release Date : 1968
Olympia written by Ludwig Drees and has been published by Pall Mall Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Art categories.
An account of the dramatic rise of Ancient Greek athletics, centering around its crowning achievement, the Olympic Games.
Olympia Its History Remains
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Author : Edward Norman Gardiner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Olympia Its History Remains written by Edward Norman Gardiner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Olympia categories.
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Author : Dyan Blacklock
language : en
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2004-03-01
Olympia written by Dyan Blacklock and has been published by Walker Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In the eighth century B.C. the city-states of Greece were in a constant state of war, until King Iphitus stopped the blood-shed by reviving an ancient tradition-an athletic contest to honor the gods. A truce was declared, so the warring groups could come together in peace to compete at the sacred grove at Olympia. Those games would survive for hundreds of years becoming the inspiration for our modern Olympic Games. The site of Olympia will forever be revered as the birthplace of a great tradition that still unites the world in the spirit of peace and athletic competition. With spectacular illustrations, Olympia revisits those early games-the holy rituals, the chariot racing and equestrian events, the ancient pentathlon, the wrestling, the boxing-all the skills of war that readily developed into the challenge of sport. Dyan Blacklock and David Kennett bring to life the sights, sounds, and excitement of this age-old, sacred tradition.
The Road To Olympia
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Author : André Bernand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Road To Olympia written by André Bernand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Athletics categories.
The 2004 Olympic Games to be held in Athens will focus attention on the city which was the cradle of western civilisation. In a world paradoxically diminished by technology this ultimate demonstration of human physical abilities will entrance billions of spectators. The Games help us to forget for a short time the existence of so much misery and suffering. The heroic physical feats of the competitors bring universal admiration rare in an often cynical age. For the space of a few days the best athletes from every nation come together in a spirit of brotherhood to compete for the sake of sport; the fanfare saluting the victors drowns out the bugle calls of war; the cheers briefly distract us from brutality and barbarism. The Games invented and organised by the Ancient Greeks teach us important lessons. An Olympic truce suspended hostilities and bloodletting for their duration. A whole idea of what it means to be a man, a whole culture and philosophy, was shaped by these competitions, which testified above all to man's overwhelming ambition, his need to push the limits of his abilities and surpass himself. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of ancient texts and iconography, Professor Bernand makes the case for the festive, brotherly and spectacular side of the competitions, where both physical and mental attributes were equally important to the underlying ideals of beauty and courage. The winner brought honour to himself, his family, his city and to the gods. The Games became a national as well as local institution, developing in an atmosphere of goodwill and joy where only one competitor could hope for glory- the victor.
The Olympic Games In Ancient Greece
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Olympic Games In Ancient Greece written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Athletics categories.