In this episode we take a virtual trip to the some of the biggest, best and most entertaining games the ancient world had to offer. What events could you compete in? Was celery really one of the prizes? We reveal all this and more, including why it was a REALLY bad idea to cheat...

Sources for this one are:

- Statue bases from Olympia, Greece - check out the photo on X, Instagram or our website: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/post/photos-for-s02e05-ancient-greece-going-for-gold

- Epigram - a dedication to Apollo from Archias of Yvla:

https://www.trumpetjourney.com/2021/08/02/the-trumpet-of-the-greek-games/⁠

- Pausanius, Description of Greece, book 5 13.8-14.1

- Plato, The Republic, book 1 lines 41-55

If you're inspired to find out a bit more, try these:

https://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-games#the-olympics-begin-in-ancient-greece

https://www.history.com/news/ancient-greece-sports

https://www.atticinscriptions.com/inscription/AIO/1137

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https://www.greekboston.com/culture/ancient-history/heraean-games/

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