Discover London this Summer (because you can’t watch sport ALL the time)
For those lucky enough to be in London this summer for the Olympics, we’ve decided to share a selection of beautiful Yale architecture and history books, which look at the city’s diverse and impressive range of buildings and historical features. London has a lot to offer, so make the most of it with these lovely … Read more
Olympic Myths #2 – The Olympic Torch: Author article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. In this regular blog, he comments on the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients. Article by Neil Faulkner So the Olympic torch is on its way to London. Watching the lighting of the flame … Read more
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 Olympics and bringing to life the sights and sounds of the competition. Last week the book’s author Neil Faulkner described the gruesome spectacle of boxing at the games. This week, in an … Read more
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 of 388 B.C., providing a lively guided tour of the ancient Greek Olympics and bringing to life the sights and sounds (and smells) of the competition. Reading from his book, Neil Faulkner … Read more
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, he comments on the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients. Article by Neil Faulkner The spectacle of Seb Coe, the head … Read more
