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The Ancient Olympic Games and their Modern Successors – a talk for Marlborough History Society by John Osborne
15 February @ 7:30 pm
NB – the lecture at 7:30 will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting at 7 pm
John Osborne taught Classics for many years at Marlborough College. In his retirement, he has lectured regularly for NADFAS, now The Arts Society, and has led numerous historical and cultural tours abroad, especially to the Middle East and SE Europe.
TOPIC:
What were the Ancient Olympics really llike? Who competed and in what events? Have we idealised them? In what ways do the modern Olympics follow their ancient predecessors? Or not?
at St. Peter’s Church, Marlborough
Guests very welcome, £5 entry
www.marlboroughhistorysociety.co.uk
