Κοινότητα Αναγνωστών Βιβλίων - readers.gr

Οι αρχαίοι Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες αναδείχτηκαν το διαρκέστερο και συνεπέστερο έργο πολιτισμού (286 Ολυμπιάδες, 1145 χρόνια χωρίς καμία διακοπή!). Ο συγγραφέας, υποδυόμενος άλλοτε τον ένα και άλλοτε τον άλλο αθλητικό ανταποκριτή, στέλνει από την Ολυμπία πενήντα ανταποκρίσεις με δεδομένα κυρίως τα αποτελέσματα των αγώνων και τις πιο συναρπαστικές λεπτομέρειες σε πρόσωπα και περιστάσεις. Η εικονική πραγματικότητα (virtual reality) δεν είναι αποκλειστικό προνόμιο των ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών, αλλά και του μυαλού του ανθρώπου. Αυτή τη μέθοδο, πατώντας όμως στέρεα με το ένα πόδι στην...

This is an essay on the current predicament of the Olympic games, written by an expert. Ioannis Koinis was successful as an athletic champion in the field and earned respect as a medical surgeon. His enormous experience in issues surrounding modern sport is distilled in this short, well-documented book, an authoritative account containing a wealth of information. It covers wonderfully the historical perspective from antiquity to our times, the miracle of amateur competition and fair play: issues of high moral ground. It also covers aberrations from what is natural, fair, an...

-L' histoire du site archeologique d' Olympie aux temps prehistorique, archaique et classique jusqu' a l' occupation romaine et a l' epoque paleochretienne -Reference detaillee a l' histoire des competitions sportives et aux caracteristiques de chacune d' entre elles -Excellentes photographies du site et des objets exposes au musee -Presentation de l' histoire des edifices et des ex-voto du site archeologique -Reconstitution des monuments antiques de facon a ce que maintenant soit complete par autrefois

-Die Geschichte der Ausgrabungsstatte Olympia von der prahistorischen, archaischen und klassischen Zeit bis zur romischen und fruhchristlichen Zeit. -Detaillierte Beschreibung der Geschichte und der Charakteristika der Wettkampfdisziplinen. -Hervorragende Fotografien der Ausgrabungsstatte und der Museumsstucke. -Vorstellung der Geschichte der Gebaude und Monumente der Ausgrabungsstatte. -Rekonstruktionen der antiken Monumente, die das jetzt zum einst vervollstandigen.

-The history of the archaeological site at Olympia, from historic times through the Archaic and Classical period to the Roman and Early Christian eras. -Detailed descriptions of the history and conduct of the Olympic Games. -Exquisite photos of the site and museum exhibits. -History of the sanctuary's buildings and ex-votos. -reconstructions of the ancient monuments depicting how what we see now looked like then.

-Presentation of the most important monuments with reconstructions so thata "then" comlements "now" - Tour of the historical site and the Archaeological Museum of Olympia

"Olympia constitutes a pivotal landmark of great duration, not only for the study of Greek History, but also for the study of history of civilization of all Mankind. This book, guides us through the Legends, the Myth and the History of this sacred ancient place, which became the cradle of the most important religious and athletic event, that man has ever known, the Olympic Games, and the ethical principles that governed them. The athletic spirit is the most authentic idea that was produced in this land of the Hellenes, an idea that was bequeathed to the whole world by the o...

Athletics as a vehicle of the greek ideal and not just as physical exertion of the body is rooted in ancient Greece. Athletics is part of the concept and goal of upbringing and education. The Olympic Games not only promoted the greek type of body, but also cultivated competition, elevated greek art and bonded greek people together. Classical Greece provided the model for the perfect and ideal man in its search for morality and physical perfection. This is the notion of greek ideal of kalogathia (benevolence), a classic humanist ideal, inherent in the Olympic Games. The br...