Although probably the greatest runner of ancient Greece, it was not Phidippides who ran what we call a marathon. The modern sport of marathon running comes from another runner's return from the ...

According to Greek folklore, a group of tiny goblins, called kalikantzaroi, come out during Christmas hoping to wreak some ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic ... discus and running. Before the games began, messengers ...