The Original Olympic Games
When and where were they?

 

The Original Olympic Games At The Patchogue-Medford Library
	The ancient Olympics: athletes, games & heroes, a lecture by David Gilman Romano Romano, an archaeologist with a background as an athlete and coach of track and field, gives a history, dating back to mythological times, of the origins of modern athletic competition, including triumphs, scandals and traditions of that time.
	History of the Olympic games : from antiquity to the present time by Constantine L. Sirracos
	Olympic Games in ancient Greece by Shirley Glubok and Alfred Tamarin An account of the Olympic games as they probably occurred in 400 B.C. when they were at the height of their classic glory.
	The Olympic games : the first thousand years by M. I. Finley and H. W. Pleket
	The ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey Presents a history of the ancient Olympics, offering a glimpse into the ancient Greek thoughts on athletics, fitness, and competition.
	The naked Olympics: the true story of the ancient games by Tony Perrottet A history of the original Olympic games depicts the events of the first competitions more than 1,200 years ago, during which tens of thousands of sweltering-hot spectators watched nude athletes participate in such events as hoplitodromia, a full-armor sprint, and the pankration, a no-holds-barred lethal brawl.

 

Beijing - its life and times

The Original Olympic Games

The Modern Olympiads

The Beijing Olympics On The World Wide Web