An Athletics Compendium

^ 4 30 - 43 Greek & KomanAthletics 30 The ancient Greek Olympi/cs Richard Woff. London: Bridsh Museum, 1999. 32p; illus, 1map; index ISBN: 0-7141-2144-4 BL: YK.2000.b.2974 For children. 31 Ancient Olympic Games / HaMydinddleton. Oxford; Heinemann Library, 1999. 32p; illus, map; index ISBN: 0-431-05918-7 BL:YK.2000.b.4192 For children. 32 The ancient Olympic Games / Judith Swaddling. Rev. and enlarged ed. London; British Museum, 1999. 112p; illus; index; pbk ISBN: 0-7141-2161-4 BL:YC.2000.a.7670 ^ Previous ed. A19 # Additional References 33 Fesdvals, games, and amusements, ancient and modern / Horatio Smith. London; Colburn & Bentley, 1831. viii, 382p BL: 7908.aaaa.61 Includes chapterson the public games of tGhreecians and the Olympic Games. 34 The muscles and their story, from the earliest dmes, including the whole text of Mercurialis, and the opinions of other writers ancient amndodern, on mental and bodily development / John W. F. Blundell. London; Chapman & Hall, 1864. xvi, 304p An adaptationof:Arsgymnastica BL: 7420.aa.21 Has many references to the ancOielnymt pic Games and athletics in classical times. The text referred to is the 'De Arte Gymnastica'. 35 Themis; a study of the socoiarligins of Greek religio/n Jane Ellen Harrison, with an excursus on the ritual forms preserved in Greektragedy by Professor Gilbert Murray and a chapter onthe origin of the Olympic GambeysMr F. M. Cornford. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 1912. xxxii, 559p; illus; index BL: 4504.bb.41 ^ Subsequent ed. A39 36 Vergil's athletic sports; selected from Vergil's Aeneid / edited, with introduction, notes, and vocabulary by S. E. Winbolt. London; George Bell, 1912. x, 87p; illus, 1 map BL: 12204.de.l2/5 An educational text in Greek with exercises and dictionary. 37 The renaissance otfhe Greek ideal /Diana Watts. London; Heinemann, 1914. 185p; illus; index BL: 7383.1.3 Includes adiscussion otfhe classical styolfediscus throwing. ^ Subsequent ed. A38 38 The renaissance otfhe Greek idea/l Diana Watts. Rev. ed. London; Heinemann, 1922. x, 144p; illus; index BL: 7911.h.25 ^ Previous ed. A37 39 Themis; a study otfhe social origins of Greerkeligion / Jane Ellen Harrison, wiathn excursus on threitual forms preserved in Greek tragedy by Gilbert Murray and a chapter on the origin otfhe Olympic Games bFy. M. Cornford. 2nd ed. revised, withpreface and supplementary notes. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 1927. xxxvi, 559p; illus; index BL: 04504.h.46 ^ Previous ed. A35 40 Athletics, sports and games / John Murrell. London: Allen and Unwin, 1975. 64p; illus, 1 map; pbk (Greek and Romantopics; 5) Bibliography:p61-62 ISBN: 0-04-930006-7 BL: X.611/4290 Though designed aasn introductory text for students and covering familiar ground, the author presents clearly the historical development of the fourGreek Games before describing indetail the athletics events and the main sites otfheir performance. ThReoman period receives little attention. 41 Aspects of Saxon Irminsuwl orship and its influencoen the ancient Olympic Games / Haunbsler. Bath; Bath Centre for Classical Studies, 1980. 5 leaves BL: X.205/1143 42 Athletics and society ianncient Greece: illustrated notes for teachers / Ian Jenkins and Sue Bird. London; British Museum Education Service, 1980. 14p; illus; pbk (Greek & Roman daily lifsetudies; 3) 43 The Germanic origin of the anciOenlyt mpic Games; with special referenceto early octonary anndonary systems / EricHillier. London; International Research Publications, 1980. 14p; pbk BL: X.622/8810 The author considertshe three theoriepsut forward to explain thesignificance of the four-yceyacrle of the Olympic Games, andthen discusses the existence of nine- and seven-year cyclews hich operated in north­ west Europe.Finally, Hillier deals withthe question of why the Olympicand Pythean festivals were altered from octennial to quadrennial 7i7n 6 BCand b&Z BC respectively. [ 4 ]