The Paris Olympics’ bizarre opening ceremony reenacting the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. The mockery of a core belief of Christianity, as seen in the reenactment of the Last Supper at the ...

Did the ancient Macedonians participate in the Olympic Games in which only the Greeks were allowed to compete?

The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. The flame will now begin its journey in a relay to light the cauldron that will mark the ...

Ahead of each Summer Olympics, the torch is lit in the ancient site where the games were founded, connecting the event back to its roots. The torch is carried to the host city by runners and other ...

Here’s a history lesson on the modern Games and their ancient origins. An exact date is unknown, but the International Olympic Committee cites 776 BC as the first recorded Olympic Games.

The first country to give us this new Olympic sight was, as always, Greece. Ancient Greece originated the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympics website outlines a bit of the history: The history of ...