Ancient Olympics (The Olympics)
By Jackie Gaff.
Description
The first Olympic athletes stepped into the great stadium in Olympia in 776 b.c.e. Held every four years, the Olympic Games were the most important sporting events in ancient Greece. Wars and arguments of the Greek city-states were put aside while Greece’s best athletes displayed their strength and speed. Crowds flocked to magnificent stadiums, and the Olympic winners were treated as heroes. Open the pages of Ancient Olympics to read about: The ancient Greek world and the first democratic government; The ancient Greek gods and which god the Greeks believed had created the first Olympi...
ISBN(s)
1403446768, 9781403446763
