The Naked Olympics: The True Story
2004-08-14T22:00:26-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODY3XC8yMDA0MDgxNDIyMDUwODAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author Tony Perrottet talked about his book, The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games, published by Random House. He spoke about how the Olympics of today are drastically different from the original Olympics more than 2,500 years ago. The original games began as part of a pagan festival featuring often-times bloody events, prostitutes, death, and included no female competitors.
Author Tony Perrottet talked about his book, The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games, published by Random House. He spoke ab… read more
Author Tony Perrottet talked about his book, The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games, published by Random House. He spoke about how the Olympics of today are drastically different from the original Olympics more than 2,500 years ago. The original games began as part of a pagan festival featuring often-times bloody events, prostitutes, death, and included no female competitors. close
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