Giovanni Belzoni: Strongman Archaeologist – Iron Game History – April, 1990

There has been an unbroken thread from the athletes of Greece and the gladiators of Rome, through the circus and stage strongmen of the Golden Age of Strength at the turn of the last century to the gifted TV competitors vying for the big cash prizes in strength athletics today. This inspiring story is now recorded in seven large files, the basis for a very comprehensive book I’ve been writing on the subject, but this issue a brief review traces through this EUROPEAN CORNER of the globe the part played by one of our most interesting strongmen.