Olympia: Exploring the Origins of the Olympics

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Source/Further reading:

World History, Olympia: https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympia/ 

History, Overview: https://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-games 

Britannica, overview: https://www.britannica.com/place/Olympia-ancient-site-Greece/The-remains 

History Extra, What Would it be Like to Visit the Games? https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/ancient-olympics-olympic-games-history-what-like-visit/ 

National Geographic, ancient athletic superstars: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/ancient-greece-olympic-champions-superstar-athletes 

Nat Geo, ancient games we no longer play: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/olympics-olympic-games-no-longer-play-ancient-greece 

NYTimes, an Olympic Odyssey: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/travel/greece-olympics-delphi-olympia.html 

Olympics and politics: https://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicpolitics.shtml 

World History, the Statue of Zeus: https://www.worldhistory.org/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia/ 

Stories of ancient athletes: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/stories.html 

Arrhichion’s legendary death: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3534988.stm

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