Mike Elgan on Nostr: Ignorant Slate podcast, called "Hear Me Out," says the Olympics began during the ...

Ignorant Slate podcast, called "Hear Me Out," says the Olympics began during the "Greek Empire" "founded by Alexander the Great." In fact, the Olympics started in 776 BC at the latest. Alexander was born 420 years later, in 356 BC, and founded the Macedonian Empire. There was no empire called "the Greek Empire." https://overcast.fm/+AANoxv6sDbU/1:44