The Olympic Games come from the ancient Greeks (the people were called “Hellenes” in Greek. Hence today the “Hellenic” Olympic Committee is the “Greek” Olympic Committee). The Olympic Games (sometimes…

The idea of an “Olympic Truce” is a modern and idealistic misunderstanding of the ancient Olympic Games and the “sacred truce” known to the Greeks as “ekecheiria”. It is true…

In studying the history of the ancient Greeks and their Olympic Games we have assigned dates such as 776 BCE as the beginning and 393 CE. as the end of…