The Olympics struggled with the centrifugal forces of parochial patriotism. Olympia was not immune to political interference, but abuses have happened more often today. D.C. Kyle, Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (Malden MA, 2007), p. 130.
The Olympics struggled with the centrifugal forces of parochial patriotism. Olympia was not immune to political interference, but abuses have happened more often today. D.C. Kyle, Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (Malden MA, 2007), p. 130.