A history of the original Olympic games depicts the events of the first competitions more than 1,200 years ago, during which tens of thousands of sweltering-hot spectators watched nude athletes participate in such events as hoplitodromia, a full-armor sprint, and the pankration, a no-holds-barred lethal brawl. Original. 28,000 first printing. Additional Details \N BOOK TYPE : NF BRAND : Perrottet, Tony/ Thelander, Lesley (ILT) DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 796.48 LANGUAGE : ENGLISH NUMBER OF PAGES : 214 PUBLISH DATE : 2004/06/01 PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : RANPP PUBLISHER NAME : RANDOM HOUSE INC RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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