Sport & Society
Was the Ancient Olympic Truce Really a Pause in War?
We are told that Greece laid down its arms for the Games. The ancient evidence says the truce was narrower, and more political, than the legend.
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Sport & Society
Did Pheidippides Really Run from Marathon to Athens?
The legend behind the world’s best-known race is told wrongly, and the correct version is more impressive.
War & Conflict
Did Vikings Really Wear Horned Helmets?
The image is on every cartoon and sports jersey. The evidence for it is a nineteenth-century opera.
Sport & Society
The Football War: Did a Match Really Start a Conflict?
Two countries fought for about a hundred hours after a World Cup qualifier. The football was a spark, not the fuel.