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Alexis Lyras Author

Dr. John A. Martino is a disabled veteran, honorably discharged from the Australian Defense Force. He wrote his PhD in Classical History through Monash University and the University of Melbourne on martial violence in the Old World and the New. Dr Michael O'Kane is an experienced field anthropologist who has worked extensively with Australian Aboriginal communities across Australia. He has also conducted field research with environmentalists in the Republic of Ireland and with farmers throughout Victoria. Michael is a published academic author who has held various lecturing, tutoring, and research positions. He is also a keen student of the art of boxing and the texts of stoic philosophy and is fascinated by the ancient world and its impact on today’s reality. Michael lives with his partner Erin, their two children Felix and Patrick, and their curly retriever Molly. Professor Alexis Lyras is the founder and president of the ‘Olympism For Humanity Alliance’.