This tag: Ancient Sport
The Modern Olympics have been held every 4 years since 1896 except during war or delayed for the pandemic. The Ancient Olympics were held for over a thousand years and were only once delayed through the whim of the Emperor Nero. Objects from the games at Athens illustrate these games and how they differed from… Read more »
This tag: Ancient Sport
I run a tour at the British Museum inspired by the Olympic Games which covers the origin of the Ancient Olympics and what events were covered in those games. We can discuss how modern games differ from and are similar to their ancient cousins. The tour also covers some of the games not at Olympia… Read more »
- Posted on: July 26, 2019
- Featured in British Museum Eyeopener Tours, History, History features
- Also tagged Achilles, Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Olympics, Ancient Rome, British Museum, Etruscans, European History, Greek Myths, Olympic Games, Sport History, Troy