KS2 History: Ancient Greece. A short animation for pupils aged 7 - 11 exploring the original Olympic Games as held in Ancient Greece. BBC Teach.

The ancient Olympics were held in honor of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. By the mid-second century B.C.E., the Roman Empire had taken control of Greece, including Olympia. The Games continued ...

Ancient Olympic Games Fun Facts August 16, 2004 4:41 PM EDT It’s an exciting time with the Olympic Games officially underway in Athens, Greece, the site of the original Olympics over 2,700 years ...

The Greeks believed their games at Olympia began in the year 776 B.C., when the King Pelops of Olympia competed with hero Herakles, and the latter established the games thereafter as a festival in ...

OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Athletes during the Ancient Greek Olympic Games were amateurs. Until the 1970s, competition in the Olympic Games was reserved for amateur athletes, which in this sense is ...

What perfect timing! There is no better way to honor the great Olympic games than by spending some time with the game’s founding fathers: the ancient Greeks. Aside from the Olympics, the ancient ...

In ancient Greece, the Olympics were never solely about the athletes themselves; instead, the heart and soul of the festival was the experience shared by all who attended.

Ancient Greek Calculator Tracked Olympics. July 31, 2008 / 4:05 AM EDT / AP ... The findings suggest the dates of Greece's ancient games, which held religious significance, ...