by John Martino | May 22, 2021 | Event
If there is a better day in the world of a writer than when the author copies first arrive in the mail I’m hard-pressed to think of what or when. Many years of planning, research, writing, editing, negotiating and then fine-tuning the completed work have finally...
by John Martino | May 15, 2021 | Event
The Olympic Museum of Athens has now been officially opened to the public, sharing Olympic Games memorabilia, artefacts and experiences from across the globe. The museum was originally scheduled to open in 2020, however just like the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, the...
by John Martino | Apr 14, 2021 | Tokyo Games
Heavy with symbolism for the Japanese and all of us who witnessed the tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami that wrought such damage to the Fukushima region in March, 2011, the flame that was first lit at Olympia, Greece on March 12, 2020 now makes its way from the...
by John Martino | Feb 15, 2021 | History
Ancient Greek Historical Timeline 3000 ~ 1450 B.C.E. – Minoan Crete (early to middle Bronze Age). 1650 ~ 1100 B.C.E. – Mycenaean Greeks (until late Bronze Age). 1100 ~ 800 B.C.E. – Greek Dark Ages (Iron Age commences). # 800 ~ 650 B.C.E....
by John Martino | Feb 14, 2021 | Backstory
After working on the Olympia novel (and film) project for a number of years, Michael and I decided that to properly complete the work a trip to Greece was required to inject into the manuscript a real sense of atmospheric authenticity. As Michael was consumed with his...
