{"product_id":"9781405111294","title":"A Brief History of the Olympic Games","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Brief Histories of the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Brief History of the Olympic Games\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid C. Young\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized Rome terminated the competitions in the fourth century AD. But the Olympic ideal did not die and this book is a succinct history of the ancient Olympics and their modern resurgence. \u003cp\u003eClassics professor David Young, who has researched the subject for over 25 years, reveals how the ancient Olympics evolved from modest beginnings into a grand festival, attracting hundreds of highly trained athletes, tens of thousands of spectators, and the finest artists and poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid C. Young \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Classics at the University of Florida and author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Olympics: A Struggle for Revival\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). His \u003ci\u003eOlympic Myth of Greek Amateur Athletics\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) won the Book of the Year award from the North American Society of Sports Historians. He translated the \u003ci\u003eWords of Pindar\u003c\/i\u003e which were read out at the closing ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405111294\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315248689292,"sku":"9781405111294","price":125.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405111294_15f732c1-8b1e-4231-b61d-a39c34851116.jpg?v=1780102045","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405111294","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}