Summary
Zdenko Jajčević: The Ancient Olympic Games and the Modern Olympic Movement until 1917
The book, authored by Zdenko Jajčević, presents the development of sports since ancient Rome and Greece, the history of the Olympic movement and many sports branches. The meaning of olympism, explanations of many terms from the age of the ancient Olympiad. The development of architecture and archeology also had their contribution, as well as the influence of many Greek philosophers and mathematicians on the design of sports arenas, tools and many anecdotes from that time showing the spread and importance of modern sports until the end of 1917.
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