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Stevepol

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5. What about the original Greek Olympics?

Reply to RZM (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 09:11 PM

Aug 2012

I know there were many contests between playwrights and probably other cultural arts in ancient Greece, but I don't know if these contests were associated with the athletic events, that is, if they took place at the same time and/or place.

Any ancient Greek historians?

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