Foreword Sir John Boardman
Acknowledgments
Publisher’s Note
Preface
Introduction
Athletics and Religion
The Prehistory of Athletics
Great Festivals and Games
Οlympia
The Site
Olympia And the Olympic Games
Zeus
Οlympia Over the Centuries
3rd And 2nd Millennia BC Prehistoric Elis And Olympia
11th–8th C. BC The Establishment of the Sanctuary and the Early Period
8th C. BC The Foundation of The Olympic Games
7th–6th C. BC The Period of Great Development
5th C. BC The Glory of the Classical Period
4th C. BC The Late Classical Period
3rd–2nd C. BC The Hellenistic Period
1st C. BC–2nd C. AD The Roman Intervention
3rd–4th C. AD Olympia in Late Antiquity
Delphi
The Site
Foundation Myths and Legends
Apollo
Delphi Over The Centuries
16th–11th C. BC The Prehistoric Settlement
10th–8th C. BC The Arrival of Apollo
7th–6th C. BC The Great Development of the Sanctuary and the Amphictyony
6th C. BC The Archaic Period
5th–4th C. BC Classical Period
3rd–2nd C. BC The Hellenistic Period
1st C. BC–4th C. AD Roman Times
Ιsthmia
The Site
Foundation Myths and Legends
Poseidon
Isthmia Over The Centuries
11th–6th C. BC Early History of The Sanctuary
5th–4th C. BC The Classical Period
3rd–2nd C. BC The Hellenistic Period
1st C. BC–3rd C. Ad Roman Times
Νemea
The Site
Foundation Myths and Legends
Nemea Over The Centuries
6th C. BC The Early History of the Sanctuary
5h C. BC The Classical Period
340/30–270/60 BC The Return of the Games to their Cradle
Panathenaia
Foundation Myths and Traditions
Athena
The Organisation and Conduct of the Festival
The Panathenaic Procession
Other Greek and Roman Games
Local Games in Greece
Games in the Hellenistic East
The Games and the Roman Emperors
Games in the East in Roman Times
The Olympic Games of Antioch
The End of the Ancient Games
The Events, Rules and Great Champions
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
Panos Valavanis is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens, teaching and researching in the fields of classical vase painting, topography of ancient Athens, classical architecture, Greek athletics and ancient Greek technology.
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