The Olympic Games A Brief And Bizarre History

Title:
The Olympic Games - A Brief (And Bizarre) History
Word Count:
958

Summary:
The modern day Olympic games are a world-wide sensation second to none, thanks in no small par

Keywords:
Olympics, Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics, Torino, Books, Book Review

Article Body:
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of modern-day Olympics. With so much drama, so mu

According to Roman legend, the original Olympic Games were founded by none other than Heracles

The ancient Olympics had their own version of celebrity appearances, including Homer, Socrates
The original "games" really only entailed one game, a 192 meter dash known as "

The ancient games lasted nearly 1200 years, from at least 776 BC to 393 AD, when the Roman emp


The 1896 games were a disaster. As the games were poorly publicized, they never received the i

Due to poor planning, the 1896 games was held in very cold weather, though it consisted entire

Other athletes also had difficult experiences at the Olympic games. After traveling on foot fr

The Olympics are typically thought of as an event of world unity, though history would have so

Over the years, several attempts have been made to improve the Olympics. Both motor-boat racin

Scams, politics, wins and heartbreaks: these words apply equally as well to the modern day Oly

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