Iera kai Agones stin archaia Ellada

by Panos Valavanis

Book cover: Iera kai Agones stin archaia Ellada

Extent: 448 pages

Publisher: Kapon Editions

Subjects: Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: Greek (Modern)

Hardback (Published)

(December 2004)

ISBN: 9789607037428

Price: $49.50

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This book attempts to give prominence to the close connection between
ancient games, gods, heroes and their sanctuaries. The pages of this new
publication present four major Panhellenic festivals, the Olympic,
Pythian, Nemean and Isthmian festivals, and one great local celebration,
the Panathenaia, along with the sanctuaries at which the games were
held: Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, Isthmia and Athens respectively.The
buildings and general plans of the ancient sanctuaries, the achievements
of the gods and heroes, the primeval myths and the history of the games
are all set forth in clear, academically documented texts. Views of the
sites, plans, a variety of finds from the excavations – sculptures and
pottery, metalworks, coins and inscriptions – illustrate the texts and
give a clear picture of both the sanctuaries and games and also the
ancient myths.

  • By (author) Panos Valavanis