Olympia : warrior athletes of ancient Greece /

Blacklock, Dyan.

Olympia : warrior athletes of ancient Greece / illustrations by David Kennett ; text by Dyan Blacklock. - New York : Walker, 2001, c2000. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 31 cm.

Includes index.

Wilson's Children. School Library Journal starred. Booklist.

Illustrations and text recount King Iphitus of Elis's revival of an ancient tradition of athletic contests to honor the gods in the eighth century B.C. in Greece.

5.7 Follett Library Resources. 3-6 Follett Library Resources.

0802787908 (hardcover) 0802787916 (lib. bdg.)

2001023553


Olympic games (Ancient)--Juvenile literature.
Olympic games (Ancient)
Olympic games--History
Olympic games (Ancient)


Greece--History.
Greece--History.

GV23 / .K45 2001

796.48/0938