The Ancient Olympics

Since the 2008 Olympics is taking place right now, here's a nice little diversion for you from the Perseus Digital Library Project, called The Ancient Olympics.

It's a really easy read, but quite a few "just so you know" bits of information, like the different views on how the Olympics got started. It's a little dated on the modern side as it talks about the "coming Atlanta games." But, since it focuses on the ancient games, that really isn't a problem.

Take a peek and see if you can find a little lifelong learner's nugget about the Olympics that you didn't know. Oh, and enjoy the remainder of the 2008 modern Games.