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Olympia

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Olympia

By Robin Waterfield

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About the book

In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the steep-sided Hill of Cronus. Here, between the eighth century BCE and the fourth century CE, rival athletes competed for glory in the ancient Olympic Games. Every four years, and from every corner of the Mediterranean world - from Samos to Syracuse and from Sparta to Smyrna - they descended on this quiet corner of southe...Show more

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9781786691910

Publisher

Head of Zeus

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

Olympia

Format

Hardcover

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