Juan Carlos Ollana: from Spain to Olympia, Nemea and Levadia
Panos Vrachiotis: from Athens to the Cotswold 'Olimpicks
Roberto Sidonio: from Italy to the Much Wenlock Olympian Games
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Juan Carlos Ollana and Dr Stephen Garland prepare to race in the hoplitodromos
Professor Theo Antikas: Universities of Washington and Thessalia
Professor Stephen G. Miller: Site director of Nemea/ University of California
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Professor Stephen Miller prepares the hysplex, an ancient starting mechanism
based on the military catapult.
Nelson Mandela: President of South Africa
George Papandreou: Greek Minister of Foreign Affair

Professor Theo Antikas explains how women cleverly managed to enter the ancient Olympics
Professor Kenan Erim: Site director of Aphrodisias/ University of New York

Professor Kenan Erim in the Odeon at Aphrodisias
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Panos Vrachiotis enters the Robert Dover Olimpick Games as a hoplitis
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Panos Vrachiotis bravely takes on the 'shin-kicking' champion, Jo McDonagh,
in Robert Dover's Olimpicks
Dr Lukas Karamanis: Specialist in ancient healing technique
Professor Eva Keuls: University of Minnesota
Daley Thompson: Olympic Gold Decathlon Champion
Dr Otto Symiczek: Judge at the European Games in Athens
Richard Slaney: Discus champion
Dr Stephen Garland: Decathlete - University of Durham
Roberto Sidonio tries an ancient winning Greek athlete's meal based on Professor Miller's findings of the remains of one found near the stadium at Nemea. His barbeque meat forks and drinking cups still intact - as well as a jumping weight in the middle with his discus far right.
Dr Francis Burns: author Robert Dover's Olimpick Games
Jo McDonagh: Shin-kicking champion - Dover's Olimpicks
Two re-constructions of Olympic Games prize-giving in England and Greece
1887 Wenlock Olympian Games and in 2002 the Levadian Athletic Games
Helen Cromarty: Historian - Wenlock Olympian Society
Norman Wood: President - Wenlock Olympian Society

Jimmy Moore under the plaque of William Penny Brookes, the real founder
of the modern Olympic Games
Jimmy Moore: Marathon champion runner
HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh open the 'Much Wenlock Olympics'
in Shropshire on 11th July 2003
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