pictures of the past olymipics

THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS

The modern Olympic ideals differ dramatically from the way the games were actually played in ancient Greece, says a University of Maryland classicist who has heavily researched the Olympic past. The ancient games featured professionals with a “winning is everything” philosophy.

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rance.some-what like the story at my last post on the blog, but the runner is not handicaped so the level of perseverance may not be as high as one of the Paralympians.{ADAPTED FROM:http://images.google.com.sg/imghp?hl=en}