Conversations: Real Men Compete Naked, the Ancient Olympics w/ Alexandra Sills

Written By Lara Noble

Season 8 // Episode 630

This episode originally aired on August 2, 2024. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Liv speaks with Alexandra Sills (of Gladiator episodes fame) about the origins of the Olympic Games. Spoilers: the ancient Greeks were a wild bunch. Read more from Alexandra at Bad Ancient and Working Classicists. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Lara Noble

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