| The Games at Athens Contributor(s): Neils, Jenifer (Author), Tracy, Stephen V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876616414 ISBN-13: 9780876616413 Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 Annotation: This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city's patron goddess, Athena. The highlight of the city's festival calendar, with its musical, athletic, and equestrian contests, tribal events, processions, sacrifices, and other activities, the Greater Panathenaia involved all the residents of Athens; not just adult males but women, children, metics (resident aliens), foreigners, and even slaves. The facilities, administration, program events, prizes, and associated monuments are described. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 796.093 |
| Series: Agora Picture Book |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 3" W x 4.96" (0.19 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |