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Panhellenic Games

Toeing the line as the ancient Olympics are revived
Posted by simon on 6/13/2008 on simon's blog
The track at Nemea featured a stone starting line with grooves for the toes of racers' bare feet, an

Ancient Nemea to host 2008 Olympic-like summer games

By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | 04 June 2008

Just as the official Summer Olympics get underway in Beijing on June 21, an ancient athletic stadium at a UC Berkeley archaeological site in Greece that was home to the original Panhellenic Games will once again come alive with competition, writes Kathleen Maclay of the University of California at Berkeley.

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