by John Martino | Jan 12, 2025 | Media coverage, Review
A published author herself, Ms Christine Filippidis (who also holds an M.A. in Creative Writing), has been the first of three anticipated reviewers of the lovely illustrated edition and what a review it is! With awe-inspiring attention to detail and a true gift with...
by John Martino | Dec 15, 2024 | Media coverage, Review
My thanks to Mr Billy Cotsis (award-winning documentarian, fellow author and journalist) and Mr Jim Claven AO (award-winning historian) for this kindly article which includes the launch release (non-illustrated) edition of ‘Olympia’ as a must-read. Thank...
by John Martino | Dec 15, 2024 | Media coverage, Myth, Review
What a lovely box to unpack! Five of the best have now reached me in Melbourne, Australia and will be despatched to reviewers as soon as I finish typing this. Or even sooner! Stay tuned for expert-reader feedback on the gorgeously illustrated new ‘Olympia’...
by John Martino | Jul 17, 2024 | Event, Media coverage, Paris 2024 Games, Review
To mark the release of the gorgeously illustrated 2024 version of ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’, our publisher has been sure to have it mentioned everywhere important. Now being stocked by Harvard University’s own bookshop...
by John Martino | Apr 22, 2024 | Event, History, Media coverage, Paris 2024 Games
Held by a torch maiden who captured the rays of Helios in a special concentric dish, the heat of the Sun ignited the first Olympic torch for the Paris 2024 Games on the 16th of April. The torch now travels some 12,000 kms across the globe – with a special...
by John Martino | Mar 23, 2024 | Event, History, interview, Media coverage
After a remarkably successful 2024 Antipodes Festival (the single largest event of its kind outside of Greece; now a Tier One funded event: with even the Australian Prime Minister attending), the literary opportunities for ‘Olympia’ shifted gear to the...
