Comments on: Ancient and Modern Olympics https://www.isegoria.net/2016/07/ancient-and-modern-olympics/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Adar https://www.isegoria.net/2016/07/ancient-and-modern-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-2486904 Adar Sun, 31 Jul 2016 21:58:40 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40603#comment-2486904 The ancient Olympics had events each of which had a martial aspect to them.

Run, jumps and throw. Wrestle, box. Horse race. Events confined to that.

Throw the javelin for distance and accuracy both.

Discus sharp and heavy and a weapon of war also.

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