January 2026:

WANTED: THE KEY TO A OLYMPIC MYSTERY!

A devastating fire. A young Theodore Roosevelt. And a rare Dutch masterpiece from 1732.

It reads like a movie script, but this is history.

We've established a possible connection between the 26th US president and Dutch author Theodorus Antonides. The similarity? A book titled "Olympia".

Yet, the puzzle remains incomplete. Today, we are calling upon the power of our network to help us solve this historical riddle once and for all.

👉 Read the full story, our findings and our questions here: https://www.olympia.co.nl/the-book-olympia/olympia-in-the-usa-english

Read more about Antonides and his book "Olympia" at: www.olympia.co.nl

WANTED: OLYMPIC DETECTIVE!

Does a forgotten Dutch book hold the key to the origins of American sports culture?

We will soon publish our article: "Theodore Roosevelt and the mystery of Olympia."

The story reads like an adventure novel: a devastating fire, a young President Roosevelt, and a dusty 1732 book by the Dutchman Theodorus Antonides.

But the puzzle isn't complete yet. We encounter historical mysteries that require extra brainpower.

This coming Sunday, we'll share our questions. Will you help us rewrite history?

👉 Read more about Antonides and his book Olympia at: www.olympia.co.nl 

 OLYMPIC HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIFE!

Exciting news from the Groningen Archives (NL)! It was the scan we'd been hoping for: the original enrollment of Theodorus Antonides at the University of Groningen from 1684!

Seeing this document changes him from "the author of Olympia" into a real person starting his journey. You can almost picture him standing there to register.

Piece by piece, the puzzle is coming together.

On to the next discovery!

More information about Theodorus Antonides and his book Olympia (1732) can be found at: www.olympia.co.nl

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫!

We are proud to announce that the updated article about the 'forgotten torchbearer' is now online. Discover the story of Theodorus Antonides and his book "Olympia".

What drove Antonides' ambition, and what makes the story of Olympia so unique? Today, we'll reveal the secrets of this fascinating legacy. You won't want to miss the details behind the vision.

Read it now:

> English: The forgotten torchbearer

https://www.olympia.co.nl/the-forgotten-torchbearer/english-the-forgotten-torchbearer

> Nederlands: De vergeten fakkeldrager

https://www.olympia.co.nl/the-forgotten-torchbearer/nederlands-de-vergeten-fakkeldrager

More information about Theodorus Antonides and his book Olympia (1732) can be found at: www.olympia.co.nl 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫:

This is the incredible story of Theodorus Antonides, the preacher who lit the Olympic flame on paper long after the rest of the world had forgotten the Olympic Games.

What drove Antonides' ambition, and what makes the story of his book Olympia so unique? Sunday, we'll reveal the secrets of this fascinating legacy. You won't want to miss the details behind the vision.

Here's a sneak peek:

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 "𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢". 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺: 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵."

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲.

Lees het hele verhaal in het Nederlands: vanaf zondag 11 januari staat het verhaal online.

You can find more information about Theodorus Antonides and his remarkable book "Olympia" at: www.olympia.co.nl 

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬: 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲!

>>> 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫 <<<

Get ready for a dive into history. Next Sunday, the complete, 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 about Theodorus Antonides and his book "Olympia" will officially be published online.

Please note: The article is published in Dutch. An English translation will follow soon.

What drove Antonides' ambition, and what makes the story of Olympia so unique? Next week, we'll reveal the secrets of this fascinating legacy. You won't want to miss the details behind the vision.

You can find more information about Theodorus Antonides and his remarkable book "Olympia" at: www.olympia.co.nl 

"𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚" 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭!

Old history in a digital age. We are noticing a lot of traffic from East Asia on our website www.olympia.co.nl, specifically looking for the book "Olympia" from Theodorus Antonides.

"Olympia" by the Dutchman Theodorus Antonides from 1732 is the oldest (printed) book in the world specifically about the Olympic Games!

It is fascinating to see that a Dutch text from nearly 300 years ago is attracting attention in Asia today. We are very curious: why is this specific work relevant to you right now? Is it for academic research or historical interest?

Please let us know in the comments or send a DM. We would love to solve this mystery!

More information about Theodorus Antonides and his book Olympia (1732) can be found at: www.olympia.co.nl