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Smithsonian Magazine: No Bob Costas? Why the Ancient Olympics Were No Fun to Watch No Bob Costas? Why the Ancient Olympics Were No Fun to Watch 9NEWS: Verona prepares its ancient arena for the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday VERONA, Italy(AP) — A city forever associated with Romeo and Juliet, Verona will host the final act of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday inside the ancient Roman Arena, where some 1,500 ...

Verona prepares its ancient arena for the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday WKYC3: An ancient Roman arena will host the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony VERONA, Italy — A city forever associated with Romeo and Juliet, Verona will host the final act of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday inside the ancient Roman Arena, where some 1,500 athletes ... A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia with its centerpiece 210-yard track. Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek wine ...