Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... Fun if you like that kind of thing. In the long jump athletes jump as far as they can, using weights in their ...

Where else, it occurred to me, but in the ancient Olympic Stadium ... The hoplitodromia was a 400-yard sprint in full armor. The long jump was performed with weights, to the accompaniment of ...

The concept of naked athletes competing in the Olympic Games ... In the ancient Olympics, a wide range of athletic events ...

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games ...