Did the athletes really compete naked? Were women allowed in the competitions? And what was a sport that could have ended with a death of the opponent?
https://www.thecollector.com/interesting-facts-ancient-olympic-games/
Athens is widely hailed as the birthplace of democracy. But how democratic was Athens? Who had the right to vote and how were the laws drafted?
https://www.thecollector.com/was-ancient-athens-really-a-democracy/
Ths is a first in a series of articles I have written for The Collector.
https://www.thecollector.com/vase-painting-ancient-athens-funny-humor/