Dr. John A. Martino is a disabled veteran, honorably discharged from the Australian Defense Force. He wrote his PhD in Classical History through Monash University and the University of Melbourne on martial violence in the Old World and the New. Dr. Michael O'Kane is a published academic author who has worked extensively with Australian Aboriginal communities. Michael lives with his partner Erin, their two children Felix and Patrick and their curly retriever Molly. Professor Alexis Lyras is the founder and president of the 'Olympism For Humanity Alliance'.
Exceptionally well written, organized, and presented, Olympia: The Birth of the Games will prove to be an immediate and enduringly appreciated addition to personal, community, college, and university library historical fiction collections. --Midwest Book Reviews There are wonderfully colorful descriptions which imagine what it must have been like to watch the competitions on the hillside in Olympia. --Philip Barker (International Society of Olympic Historians)