Nemea by Stephen G. Miller, Ana M. Abraldes, Darice E. Birge,... - 9780520302587

NemeaA Guide to the Site and Museum\nAuthor(s): Stephen G. Miller, Ana M. Abraldes, Darice E. Birge, Lynn H. Kraynak, Alison Futrell, Michael Goethals, Mark Landon, Jeannie Marchand\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of California Press, United States\nImprint: University of California Press\nISBN-13: 9780520302587, 978-0520302587\nSynopsis\nIn classical antiquity, beginning in 573 [url] Nemea hosted international athletic competitions like those at Olympia, Delphi, and Isthmia; the games at the four sites constituted the Panhellenic cycle, and the victors were the most famous athletes of antiquity. Nemea was never a city-state but served as a religious and athletic festival center where the Greek world assembled every two years under a flag of truce. Since 1974, excavations sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley have revealed many details of Nemea's history, as well as evidence for the nature of the buildings and other facilities which were part of the festivat