Lechaeum

Hall of Fame

Where to learn about athletic prowess around the world

Historical Treasures

A poet who prospered despite Rome’s bloody civil wars

Professor Peter J Miller discusses which ancient sporting traditions have continued into our modern world and which have been lost to time

Around midday, off the coast at Actium in western Greece, two great fleets met in a confrontation that would decide the fate of the Roman world. Octavian, adopted heir of Julius Caesar, led a discipli