On the road into the stadium at Olympia, at the foot of Mount Cronius, ancient Greek athletes passed a stone platform with steps cut through it. A row of bronze statues of Zeus, the god the Games were held to honour, stood beside it. None of them celebrated a victory. Each had been paid for […]

Camino del estadio de Olimpia, al pie de la colina de Cronos, los atletas de la Grecia antigua pasaban junto a una plataforma de piedra con escalones. Sobre ella se alineaba una fila de estatuas de bronce de Zeus, el dios al que estaban dedicados los Juegos. Ninguna celebraba una victoria. Cada una la había […]