Zappas Olympics
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The Zappas Olympics, simply called Olympics at the time, were a series of athletic events held in Athens, Greece, in 1859, 1870 and 1875, sponsored by the Greek businessman Evangelis Zappas. These gam
Panathenaic Stadium in 1870
Statue of Evangelos Zappas, sponsor of the Games (a work of Ioannis Kossos).
Ticket of the first Zappas Olympics of 1859
Panathenaic Stadium at the first day of the 1896 Olympics.
William Penny Brookes
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William Penny Brookes was an English surgeon, magistrate, botanist, and educationalist especially known for founding the Wenlock Olympian Games, inspiring the modern Olympic Games, and for his promoti
William Penny Brookes in 1875
William Penny Brookes