Olympia: Gods Artists and Athletes - Hardcover

Based on archaeological digs and historical documents the contents are presented in three parts: The Sanctuary, including the sanctity of Olympia, the cult of the Olympian gods, ritual games in the Sanctuary, and the Great Festival of Zeus; The Games, including the competitors, spectators, sequence of events, stadium and hippodrome, and victor's fame; The Art, including buildings in the Sanctuary, statues in the Sacred Grove and the Zeus of Phidias. An epilogue, Olympia's Downfall, concludes the work.