An Archaeology Of The Modern Olympics

Author : Tim Abrahams
Publisher : Machine Books
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An Archaeology of the Modern Olympics by Tim Abrahams Pdf

This is the first in a series of essays that considers the artefacts produced by the modern Olympic movement as artefacts worthy of analysis on their own terms. It is the first in a series of ten such analyses which consider the material production of all the Olympics going back to the late 19th century. The essays consider different typologies in an attempt chart the progress of the Olympics and vitally to account for its enduring popularity. Vitally it considers material production as a means of understanding how those hosting and participating in the Olympics have understood and interpreted the Games and used them for their own ends.

Author : Wendy J. Raschke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014142759

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The Archaeology of the Olympics by Wendy J. Raschke Pdf

The Archaeology of the Olympics presents a stirring reevaluation of the Olympic Games (and related festivals) as they actually were, not as the ancient Greeks wished—and we still wish—they might have been. Historians, archaeologists, and classicists examine the evidence to ask such questions as, How did the athletes train? What did they eat? Can we trace the roots of the games as far back as the Bronze Age of Crete and Mycenae? Or even to Anatolia, where similar athletic activities occurred? Were the ancient games really so free of political overtones as modern Olympic rhetoric urges us to believe?

Author : Gerald P. Schaus,Stephen R. Wenn
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781554587797

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Onward to the Olympics by Gerald P. Schaus,Stephen R. Wenn Pdf

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 both an overview and an array of insights into aspects of the Games’ history. Leading North American archaeologists and historians of sport explore the origins of the Games, compare the ancient and the modern, discuss the organization and financing of such massive athletic festivals, and examine the participation ,or the troubling lack of it, by women. Onward to the Olympics bridges the historical divide between the ancient and the modern and concludes with a thought-provoking final essay that attempts to predict the future of the Olympics over the twenty-first century.

Author : Ulrich Sinn
Publisher : Markus Wiener Pub
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1558762396

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Olympia by Ulrich Sinn Pdf

In antiquity Olympia stood for sports. A victory at the Olympic games led to lifelong honours and often to a political career and wealth. Alcibiades, a multifaceted politician from Athens, sponsored all seven chariots in a race to guarantee that one of his horses would definitely win and he would get the honour. Alexander the Great and other kings and emperors, as well as wealthy and powerful men and women, financed the games by erecting religious and civic monuments. Olympia's monuments are associated with the best-known artists of its time. The Zeus temple became one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Olympia also had an oracle, which was another major tourist attraction. Numerous ancient sources provide lively reports about Olympia: activities in the sports arenas, the rites of the games, the reactions of the visitors. They also detail sometimes unpleasant daily realities: the crowds, the dust, the heat and the thirst. Still, many mysteries remain: When and why was the Olympian fire extinguished? Why are there so many arms found in a place that is famous for its Olympian peace? Olympia is situated in the western corner of Greece; why is it filled with oriental art? Some answers can be found in archaeological excavations. The author, Ulrich Sinn, has been responsible for major archaeological work; some of the latest is described in this book for the first time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Olympic games (Ancient)
ISBN : OCLC:36135345

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The Ancient Olympics by Anonim Pdf

Four articles in Archaeology magazine for July/August 1996 on the ancient Olympic Games.

Author : Nigel Spivey
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199602698

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The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey Pdf

A portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne,Natalie Pope Boyce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Greece
ISBN : 0439685176

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Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne,Natalie Pope Boyce Pdf

Annie and Jack present information about ancient Greece and the athletic events known as the Olympic games that were held there. Annotation. What was it like to live in ancient Greece? What gods and goddesses did Greeks believe in? How did the Olympics start? What was the winner's prize? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide. Includes fun facts from Jack and Annie, fantastic photos and illustrations, and a guide to doing further research!

Author : Nigel Jonathan Spivey
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192806048

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The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Jonathan Spivey Pdf

Here Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were--fierce contexts between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Bitterly Contested and often bloody, the ancient Olympics were no an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield. The author explores what the events were, the rules for competitors, training and diet, the pervasiveness of cheating and bribery, the prizes on offer, the exclusion of "barbarians," and protocols on pederasty. He also peels back the mythology surrounding the games today and investigates where our current conception of the Olympics has come from and how the Greek notions of beauty and competitiveness have influenced our modern culture.

Author : Christian Wacker,Andreas Amendt,Stephan Wassong,Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Olympic games (Ancient)
ISBN : 3791352156

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Olympics by Christian Wacker,Andreas Amendt,Stephan Wassong,Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum Pdf

This lavishly illustrated book takes readers into the world of ancient Olympia and the modern Olympic Games. Filled with photographs, drawings, and maps, this book explores the natural environment of the sanctuary and the important political and cultural role it played. Archaeological discoveries give a fascinating picture of an ancient Olympia whose legacy of peaceful competition and athletic excellence lives on. The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 and, since then, the number of nations competing has grown from 14 to more than 200. In addition to numerous illustrations, this book includes fascinating essays that offer a global perspective on the phenomenon that the Olympic Games have become and trace its evolution from a great idea to a grand spectacle. With hundreds of photographs and illustrations, it looks at aspects of the Games from the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 to the highly politically charged Olympics in Berlin in 1936; from doping scandals to the growth of the Paralympics. Interspersed with the illustrations are fascinating essays that gather the latest information, records, and research making this one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date books on the topic.

Author : Stephen Gaylord Miller
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0300115296

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Ancient Greek Athletics by Stephen Gaylord Miller Pdf

Presenting a survey of sports in ancient Greece, this work describes ancient sporting events and games. It considers the role of women and amateurs in ancient athletics, and explores the impact of these games on art, literature and politics.

Author : Richard D. Mandell
Publisher : Blacktoad Publishing
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780957059108

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The First Modern Olympics by Richard D. Mandell Pdf

Author : Panos Valavanēs,Panos Valavanis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015059102346

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Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece by Panos Valavanēs,Panos Valavanis Pdf

As religious rituals, rites of passage, and celebrations of the body, athletics were deeply woven into the fabric of ancient Greek life. Modeled after physical exercises and competitions that existed in earlier Near Eastern cultures, hundreds of athletic contests took place throughout the ancient Greek world. In the eighth century B.C., the games held at Olympia began to surpass all others in their fame and glory and gave rise to a sporting tradition that engages and enthralls the world to this day. Published to coincide with the return of the Olympics to Greece in 2004, this thoroughly researched book studies sport in ancient Greece over a span of a millennium and a half-from the earliest mentions of athletics in Homer's Iliad and other literary sources, through the Classical age, and into the Hellenistic, Roman, and late antique periods. With more than five hundred illustrations, the book tours the monumental stadiums, bathhouses, temples, and other structures built to host the athletic events and to house the wealth of art created to pay tribute to the athletes, gods, and heroes of the games.

Author : David C. Young
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0801872073

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The Modern Olympics by David C. Young Pdf

Coubertin's main contribution to the founding of the modern Olympics was the zeal he brought to transforming an idea that had evolved over decades into the reality of Olympiad I and all the Olympic Games held thereafter.

Author : Allen Guttmann
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0252070461

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The Olympics by Allen Guttmann Pdf

Traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal of the game with the often politicized reality.

Author : Matthew P. Llewellyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317979760

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Rule Britannia: Nationalism, Identity and the Modern Olympic Games by Matthew P. Llewellyn Pdf

On 6 July 2005, the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2012 summer Olympic Games to the city of London, opening a new chapter in Great Britain’s rich Olympic history. Despite the prospect of hosting the summer Games for the third time since Pierre de Coubertin’s 1894 revival of the Olympic movement, the historical roots of British Olympism have received limited scholarly attention. With the conclusion of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the passing of the baton to London, Rule Britannia remedies that oversight. This book uncovers Britain’s early Olympic involvement, revealing how the British public, media, and leading governmental officials were strongly opposed to international Olympic competition. It explores how the British Olympic Association focused on three main factors in the midst of widespread national opposition: it embraced early Olympian spectacles as a platform for maintaining a sporting union with Ireland, it fostered a greater sense of imperial identity with Britain’s white dominions, and it undertook an ambitious policy of athletic specialization designed to reverse the nation’s waning fortunes in international sport. This book was previously published as a special issue of International Journal of the History of Sport.