The naked Olympics: the true story of the ancient games
"Peeling away the layers of myth, Perrottet lays bare the ancient sporting experience - including the round-the-clock bacchanal inside the tents of the Olympic Village, the all-male nude workouts under the statue of Eros, and history's first corruption scandals involving athletes. Featurin...
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| Summary: | "Peeling away the layers of myth, Perrottet lays bare the ancient sporting experience - including the round-the-clock bacchanal inside the tents of the Olympic Village, the all-male nude workouts under the statue of Eros, and history's first corruption scandals involving athletes. Featuring sometimes scandalous cameos by sports enthusiasts Plato, Socrates, and Herodotus, The Naked Olympics offers essential insight into today's Games and an unforgettable guide to the world's first and most influential athletic festival."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 214 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 081296991X |
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Autor: Perrottet, Tony
Jahr: 2004
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
List of lllustrations xv
Map: The Sanctuary of Olympia c. 150 B.C. xviii
I. For the Love of Zeus 3
II. The Greek Sports Craze 18
III. Countdown 38
IV. The Olympic Boot Camp 47
V. Trialsof the Ancient Sports Fan 60
VI. Scenes from the Fringe 72
VII. Let the Games Begin 80
VIII. Blood on the Tracks?the Chariot Race 92
IX. The Pentathlon 103
X. To the Victors, the Feast 114
XI. The Sacred Slaughter 124
XII. No Philistines in the Stadium 130
xiv / CONTENTS
XIII. To Race with Immortais 138
XTV. Javelins into Spears 149
XV. The Forgotten Amazons 155
XVI. Theater of Pain?the Contact Sports 161
XVII. Bring on the Leeches ... 174
XVIII. LastRites 179
Appendix I: Time Line 18 y
Appendix II: The Olympic Program 193
Sources 197
Index 201
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