The oldest known stadium in the world is at Olympia and is about 200m long. The Olympic Games were held here starting in 776 BC.
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About Me
- Marsha
- Marsha Burris lives in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina where her days are filled with writing about courageous women, drinking coffee with friends, and enjoying being a grandmother. Marsha is retired from The University of North Carolina - Charlotte where she taught Ancient and Medieval History and was a Programmer Analyst in the Office of Institutional Research. She has an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a graduate degree in History. Marsha studied as an archival research scholar in Ancient & Medieval Medicine at University of Oxford and in the Mass Observation Collection at University of Sussex in the UK. She is the author of three books: Paradox of Professionalism: American Nurses in World War II; Miracles All Around Me - The Unexpected Gifts of My Mother’s Alzheimer’s; and The Polished Moon, a story based on the diary of Dot Chinnis, a WWII nurse. Marsha's books can be found at Amazon, Park Road Books of Charlotte, or your local library.
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