The Nazi Origins of the Olympic Torch – Olympic Myths Part 2
Article by Neil Faulkner, author A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. You might be forgiven for thinking the lighting of the Olympic torch…
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Amateurism, Medals and National Anthems – Olympic Myths Part 1
Article by Neil Faulkner, author A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. The modern Olympics purport to be a reconstruction of the ancient. In…
Lawrence of Arabia’s War – An Introduction by Neil Faulkner
‘A misfit and maverick, a romantic and orientalist, an archaeologist and wartime intelligence officer, he was perhaps a most unlikely man of action.’ Dr….
London 2012 versus Athens 388 B.C.: Interview with Neil Faulkner
It’s only a few days until the London 2012 Olympic Games kicks off, but where did it all begin, and how has it changed…
London 2012 versus Athens 388 B.C.: Interview with Neil Faulkner
It’s only a few months until the London 2012 Olympic Games kicks off this summer, but where did it all begin, and how has…
War Without the Shooting: Neil Faulkner discusses the ancient Greek Olympics in a video interview
A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics transports the reader to the games of 388 B.C., providing a lively guided tour of the ancient Greek…
Ancient Olympic Boxing, A Sickening Spectacle: Neil Faulkner reads from ‘A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics’
Were the ancient Olympic games anything like the competitions we know today? Neil Faulkner’s A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics transports us to the games…
Whose Games are they anyway? Author article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale University Press. In this regular blog,…
Author Article by Neil Faulkner: Olympic green-wash
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale University Press. In this regular blog,…
Author Article by Neil Faulkner: Food, profit and the Olympics
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale University Press. In this regular blog,…
Author Article by Neil Faulkner: Free Olympic Tickets for the Local Community?
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale University Press. Over the next six…
Author article by Neil Faulkner: Bread and Circuses (but without the bread)
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale University Press. Over the next…