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Part One: How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics

Behind the Bastards

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Exploring the Origins and Demise of the Ancient Olympics

Exploring the origins and evolution of the Olympics from a single race in 776 BC to a multi-sport event, to its decline in 393 AD, with a look at the violent nature of the ancient games and the impact of Emperor Theodosius I.

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