Olympia : Gods, Artists, and Athletes

by: Drees, L.

Price: 65,00 EURO

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Olympia; gods, artists, and athletes

Authors:Ludwig Drees, Gerald Onn (Translator)

Summary:Survey of the ancient Olympic games as they originated in religious cult, the competitive tradition that developed, and the reflection of both in Greek art

193 pages illustrations, maps, 98 plates (some color) 26 cm

Contents:
Introduction
The sanctuary. The sanctity of Olympia ; The cult of the Olympian gods ; Ritual games in the sanctuary ; The great festival of Zeus
The games. The competitors ; The spectators ; The sequence of events ; The stadium and hippodrome ; The fame of the victor
The art. The buildings in the sanctuary ; The statues in the sacred grove ; The Zeus of Phidias
Epilogue: Olympia's downfall

Subjects:
Art
Art Greece
Art Grèce
Art Grèce Olympie
Greece
Jeux olympiques
Olympia (Greece : Ancient sanctuary)
Olympics
Olympie (Grèce : Sanctuaire)
Olympie (Grèce)

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• Editions Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1922

Price: 69,00 EURO

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by: Liddell, R.

• ISBN-13: 9780715607299 / 978-0-7156-0729-9
• ISBN-03: 0715607294 / 0-7156-0729-4
• Duckworth, London, 1974

Price: 20,00 EURO

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Olympia : Gods, Artists, and Athletes

by: Drees, L.

• Fredericik A. Praeger, New York, 1968

Price: 65,00 EURO

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by: Haselberger, L.

• ISBN-13: 9783496015970 / 978-3-496-01597-0
• ISBN-03: 3496015977 / 3-496-01597-7
• Reimer Verlag, Berlin, 2020