Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient ... women could still own horses in the chariot races at the Olympics.

From Ancient Greece to Michael Phelps, (holding the most Olympic wins), the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are set to make history as the first-ever gender-equal Olympics. Women originally made ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia with its centerpiece 210-yard track. Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek ...

Over time the site of Olympia, in southern Greece, became famous for its temples ... the high temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Handball as we know it was invented in Germany and Scandinavia in the late 1800s, but sports of a similar nature can be traced back all the way to ancient Greece ... the Olympic program. Women's ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women ...