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Series
Chercheurs d’artTechnical details
40 pages, paperback with flaps, 15 x 18.5 cm, 50 color illustrations.
Publication date
2004Period
Ancient GreeceISBN French2-7118-4825-6
French only
Co-publisher(s)
Réunion des Musées Nationaux
Dating back to Ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were so prestigious that they served as a model for numerous competitions. A comprehensive event for athletes possessing strength, speed, endurance and dexterity, the Greek games boasted an extremely varied program.
Readers are invited to stroll through the Greek collections of the museum and admire the painted or sculpted representations of athletes performing in a variety of disciplines.