Onward to the Olympics : historical perspectives on the Olympic Games / edited by Gerald P. Schaus and Stephen R. Wenn.

The Olympic games have had two lives--the first lasted for a millennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to honour the god Zeus. The second has blossomed over the past century, from a simple start in Athens in 1896 to a dazzling return to Greece in 2004. Onward to the Olympics provides...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Wenn, Stephen R. (Stephen Robert), 1964-, Schaus, Gerald P., 1950-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007.
Series:	Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece ; no. 5.
Subjects:	Olympic games (Ancient) > History. Olympics > History. Olympic games (Ancient) Olympics. History.