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THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES. SWADDLING, Judith. Published by Published For The Trustees Of The British Museum By British Museum Publications Limited,, London,, ISBN ISBN The Ancient Olympic Games: Third edition $ Only 8 left in stock (more on the way). In this revised and enlarged edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony, and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival.5/5(7). The ancient Olympic games by Judith Swaddling. Publication date Topics Olympic games (Ancient) Publisher University of Texas Press Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate User Interaction Count:

The ancient Olympic Games. London: Published for the trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications. MLA Citation. Swaddling, Judith. and British Museum. The ancient Olympic Games / Judith Swaddling Published for the trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications London Australian/Harvard Citation. Swaddling. The Ancient Olympic Games. Judith Swaddling is a British classical archaeologist and the Senior Curator of Etruscan and pre-Roman Italy in the Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum. She is particularly known for her work on the Etruscans, and the ancient Olympic Games. Book Review of The Ancient Olympic Games: Third edition by Judith Swaddling Book Review by Thomas A. Timmes Since there have been twenty-eight consecutive modern summer Olympic Games [at the time of writing] — minus the war years of , , and — which is a notable achievement.

The Ancient Olympic Games. by. Judith Swaddling. · Rating details · 40 ratings · 8 reviews. For over 1, years, between BC and AD , people from all over the classical world flocked every four years to Olympia in Western Greece to see famous athletes compete for the olive crowns of the ancient Olympic Games. The Ancient Olympic Games. Judith Swaddling is a British classical archaeologist and the Senior Curator of Etruscan and pre-Roman Italy in the Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum. She is particularly known for her work on the Etruscans, and the ancient Olympic Games. In this updated edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins. Describing the events, the sacred ceremony, and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival, this book paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be at these prestigious games.