The Greek Olympics - The Nuanced Window

Olympics in the ancient world is 776 BC to about 500 AD, which is what? 1200 years. The only thing that really kills it off is the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity. Once you've got the Roman Empire officially Christian from the end of the fourth century AD onwards, the Olympics are a religious ritual to the pagan gods. So they can't continue. I think that sort of brings us actually to my favorite part of the show, which is the nuanced window. This is where our expert historian is unleashed. They can geek out for two uninterrupted minutes. The chappin I go quiet and just bask in the wisdom. Michael, what are you going to talk