print email comment close The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games URL: http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicintro.shtml Description: "Politics, nationalism, commercialism and athletics were intimately related in the ancient Olympic Games" in Athens. This site discusses traditions ancient and modern, such as nudity, the torch, awards, the concept of amateurism, women's participation, the Olympic Truce, cheating and bribery, and other matters. A glossary and photographs of artifacts are included. From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Author: Romano, David Gilman Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Library of Congress Subject Headings: Olympic games (Ancient) Olympics LII Database Information: Record 2155 created by on 08/28/2000 Last modification on 10/14/2009 Published: 08/28/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2155