Olympia: Cult, Sport and Ancient Festival (Hardback)
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Short Description for Olympia Sinn (U. of Wnrzburg) has directed several major excavations of the Greek city. He profiles a major tourist site of the ancient world, with people coming to for the famous games and a well known oracle. He delves into such questions as why the games ended, why so many weapons were in a place famous for peace, and why it is filled with oriental art. He includes black-and-white photographs. The Germ...
Full description- Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
- Published: 31 August 2000
- Format: Hardback 160 pages
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- Categories: European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Archaeology | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology | Olympic Games
- ISBN 13: 9781558762398 ISBN 10: 1558762396
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Sinn (U. of Wnrzburg) has directed several major excavations of the Greek city. He profiles a major tourist site of the ancient world, with people coming to for the famous games and a well known oracle. He delves into such questions as why the games ended, why so many weapons were in a place famous for peace, and why it is filled with oriental art. He includes black-and-white photographs. The German original was published in 1996 by C. H. Beck'sche Berlagsbuchhandlung, Munich. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
 has directed several major excavations of the Greek city. He profiles a major tourist site of the ancient world, with people coming to for the famous games and a well known oracle. He delves into such questions as why the games ended, why so many weapons were in a place famous for peace, and why it is filled with oriental art. He includes black-and-white photographs. The Germ...){kind=link}