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Four years of a relentless, pain-staking pursuit of theoretical perfection that I want to capture for you in well constructed sentences on the road to Rio 2016. We are spending our summer on the ice, training in New Jersey, USA, getting our Olympic programs choreographed, and working off the ice with specialist dancers and acrobats
Read More Engines of Destruction: Roman Advancement of Siege Warfare The Neo-Assyrian Empire used earthen ramps, siege towers and battering rams in sieges; the Greeks and Alexander the Great created destructive new engines known as artillery to further their sieges, and the Romans used every technique to perfection. That is to say, the Romans were not inventors, but they were superb engineers and disciplined, tough soldiers who fought against great odds and won, repeatedly...
Read More Engines of Destruction: Roman Advancement of Siege Warfare The Neo-Assyrian Empire used earthen ramps, siege towers and battering rams in sieges; the Greeks and Alexander the Great created destructive new engines known as artillery to further their sieges, and the Romans used every technique to perfection. That is to say, the Romans were not inventors, but they were superb engineers and disciplined, tough soldiers who fought against great odds and won, repeatedly...
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Thomas Bach makes emotional return to Montreal The IOC President visits the place where he won gold in 1976 Rio 2016 unveils innovative Olympic torch The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has unveiled the Olympic torch that will carry the Olympic flame across Brazil next year
This is of particular importance, as from now on all Olympic medals will reflect the Greek character of the Games as regards both their origin and their revival. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel became the first female cyclist to earn four career gold medals, reaching a total of six Olympic medals, while canoeist Birgit Fischer became the first athlete in any sport to win two medals in each of five Olympic Games
The Ancient Olympics
Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports A Tour of Ancient Olympia The Context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit Athletes' Stories Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Olympics Offical website of the Olympic Movement Further Reading This exhibit is a subset of materials from the Perseus database and is copyrighted. In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times
BBC - Primary History - Ancient Greeks - The Olympic Games
The fighters wore leather gloves and a boxer was allowed to go on hitting his opponent even after he'd knocked him to the ground! However, cheating was punished. He won." One mother was so keen to see her son compete that she broke the no-women rule, and got in disguised as a man! The running track was 183 m (200 yards) long
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