The organisers of the Athens Olympics Size:M: 75 x 50cm Figure 18 A pelican

Figure 18 A pelican

a group of men

Canis Major and Canis Minor

representing the recently widowed Queen Victoria

The organisers of the Athens Olympics Size:M: 75 x 50cm Figure 18 A pelicanThe organisers of the Athens Olympics, 1906, (1936). As well as the inaugural games of the modern era in 1896, Athens hosted a further games, known as the Intercalated Games, in 1906. Athens had proposed that it could host the Olympics every four years, but Baron Pierre de Coubertin was opposed to the idea, not least because he wanted Paris to host the 1900 edition. As a compromise, it was decided that Athens would host games every four years in