Lakewood High School
- Latin - Dr. Abrahamsen
Web Sites:
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The
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
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Begin here for a good background on the cultural setting and political
climate of the ancient games. From the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Ancient Olympics
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Online exhibit from the Perseus Project,Tufts University. Includes a comparison
of ancient and modern Olympic sports, a virtual tour of the site of Olympia,
articles about athletes and the Olympics. Bibliography and links to other
sites.
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The
Athletic Events of the Ancient Olympic Games
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A Dartmouth student reports on the individual games, their origins, equipment,
and rules, plus the characteristics of good athletes.
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The Ancient Olympic Games
Virtual Museum
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An excellent introduction from Dartmouth University. Features a glossary,
sections on the history and descriptions of the games and the context in
which they were played, information about the victors and the Olympia site.
Check the experts forum to see if one of the classical scholars has answered
a question you may have.
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About.com:
The Ancient Olympics
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Although many of the pointers here are to the Perseus material, you'll
find some original material, including the article Olympics
Games, Ritual and Warfare.
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The Olympics Through
Time
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From the Foundation of the Hellenic World. This site details sporting activities
and athletic contests in the ancient Near East before the classical period.
It follows with information about the site, sports, winners and other activities
of the Olympiad.
Subscription Databases:
OneSearch (Outside the Library OPLIN databases require an Ohio public library card for access.)
Books:
- The ancient Olympic games / Judith Swaddling. 2d ed. 1999 [MAIN ADULT
- on order]
- Ancient Olympics / Richard Tames.
1996. [MAIN JUVENILE j796.48 Tames]
- Olympic Games in ancient Greece / Shirley Glubok, Alfred Tamarin.
1976. [MAIN and MADISON JUVENILE j796.48 Glubok]
- The Olympic games: the first thousand years / M. I. Finley, H. W.
Pleket. 1976. [MAIN ADULT 796.48 356]
- The original Olympics / Stewart Ross. 1999 [MAIN and MADISON JUVENILE
j796.48 Ross]
Other books about the Olympics in both Adult and Juvenile sections
796.48 include chapters on the original games.
