Olive oil orgies and athletes eaten by wolves: the unhinged history of the Olympics
From The Upshot
Published 8/6/2024
The year is 776BC. A naked man soaked in olive oil is being flogged senseless after false starting in the pentathlon. Two millennia later, in a sleepy corner of Oxfordshire, civilised adults are clubbing each other to death in the name of Olympic revival. From contestants eaten by wolves to Eric…
