Nine Things You Didn't Know About the Ancient Olympic Games
Source: Smithsonian
Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent In 776 B.C.E., spectators gathered in Olympia, Greece, to watch a simple footrace. Thus began the ancient Olympics, the classical sporting competition that continued for more than a millennium, attracting athletes and spectators from across the Mediterranean. Within a few hundred years, the Olympics expanded far beyond a single running event: More sports were added, and Olympia…
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