The Olympic Games
| Authors: Cedric Hervan , Yves Plateau |
Series: The Travels of Alix
Hard back
Full colour
Pages: 56
Dimensions: 22.7×30.4×0.9 cm
ISBN: 2203016132
EAN: 9782203016132
Price: € 10.95
Release Date: 11/06/2008
More alive than ever and still celebrated today, the Olympic ideal comes straight from the ancient world, where it was born more than two millennia ago in the heart of the Mediterranean world.
This new book of The Voyages Of Alix presents us with the Olympics of antiquity in their heyday, where the entire Mediterranean send its champions to defend the honour of the big cities (Athens, Rome, Antioch …) on the site of Olympia, dedicated to the god Apollo. The album is full of historical anecdotes sometimes serious and sometimes funny (some cheating, and the debate between amateurs and professionals was in full swing even at that period). This exciting panorama of rich documentary is once again in light of the incredible modernity and antiquity of the universe of Alix.
With photographs of modern Olympics and those involved the real joy is the art depicting the ancient games and buildings. This is history but fun and these Alix books have been real eye-openers.
Oh –and just in time for the London Olympics. What a coincidence!
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