History Bites
Season 4, Episode 21: Five Ring Circus
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A look at the original Olympic Games reveals that even in Plato's time athletes took money to compete, won prizes and accolades for their victories, and were surrounded by controversy.
All Episodes - Season 4
Episode 1
The Day The Island Stood Still
Episode 2
Love & Death
Episode 3
Samurai Goodfellas
Episode 4
Who Killed J.F.C.?
Episode 5
The Uncivil War
Episode 6
Temptation Monastery
Episode 7
Francis & Me
Episode 8
Terror For The Sake Of Terror
Episode 9
Harpsichord Wizard
Episode 10
A Canterbury Murder Tale
Episode 11
Xena's Evil Sister
Episode 12
Kamikaze Save The Day
Episode 13
Domestic Terrorism
Episode 14
Rock & Roll Has Got To Go!
Episode 15
Where No White Man Has Gone Before
Episode 17
Goodnight Good Knights
Episode 18
Stairway To Heaven
Episode 19
Psychic Celebrity
Episode 20
Bewitched
Episode 21
Five Ring Circus
Episode 22
Gratuitous Sex & Violence
Episode 23
Out Wit, Out Walk, Out Eat
Episode 24
Ten Lost Days