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 | Apr 22, 2024 | Art, Myth, Paris 2024 Games, Uncategorized
Ever wondered what a ‘Biblet’ is? Me, too. So, my wonderful publisher – Histria Books – whipped one up. It’s essentially a ‘bird’s eye view’ or ‘teaser’ for a book, offering the reader (in the case of...
by John Martino | Nov 23, 2021 | Event, History, Myth, Sports, Technology
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports has recently collaborated with Microsoft to painstakingly recreate Olympia as the site operated as both Panhellenic sanctuary and home to the ancient Olympics for more than 1,100 years. The exhibit, as housed within the new...
by John Martino | Aug 4, 2021 | History, Myth
The title question heading this blog piece has been asked more than once – if ‘Olympia’ is the previously untold story of how the first Olympics came into being, why haven’t the authors just told it as history? Well, the answer to that is...
by John Martino | Feb 14, 2021 | Myth
“House Atreides claimed to trace its roots more than twelve thousand years, back to the ancient sons of Atreus on Old Terra. Now the family embraced its long history, despite the numerous tragic and dishonorable incidents it contained. The Dukes had made an annual...
