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On War and Games in the Ancient World

by T.J. Cornell
published on 12 March 2013
That there is a connection between warfare and sport is evident enough. Competitive games, in the form of contests between individuals or teams, imitate war in a more or less conscious manner. This fact is most obviously reflected in the language of sport. When sports writers use terms like catastrophe, tragedy, massacre, or annihilation, people sometimes... [continue reading]
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  • 776 BCE
    First athletic games in honour of Zeus are held at Olympia.