Olympia av Professor Judith M. Barringer

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<p><b>A comprehensive and richly illustrated history of one of the most important athletic, religious, and political sites in the ancient Greek and Roman world</b><br><br>The memory of ancient Olympia lives on in the form of the modern Olympic Games. But in the ancient era, Olympia was renowned for far more than its athletic contests. In <i>Olympia</i>, Judith Barringer provides a comprehensive and richly illustrated history of one of the most important sites in the ancient Greek and Roman world, where athletic competitions took place alongside¿and were closely connected with¿crucial religious and political activities.<br><br>Barringer describes the development of the Altis, the most sacred area of Olympia, where monuments to athletes successful in the games joined those erected to the gods and battlefield victories. Rival city-states and rulers built monuments to establish eminence, tout alliances, and join this illustrious company in a rich intergenerational dialogue. The political i