Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sports figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...

The Olympic Games began in 776 B.C.E. and ... highlighting the prosperity of the era. The fascinating facts about Ancient ...

And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the ... all converging on Olympia to experience the greatest spectacle of the ancient world. We can’t be certain ...

For the first time, visitors from around the world can virtually visit the birthplace of democracy, the ancient site of Olympia, and experience history first hand," said the Greek Prime Minister ...

This book is the only up-to-date general introduction to ancient Greek sport now available in English. Its subjects include the origins and history of the Olympic games, athletic nudity, ...

Greece’s history spans more than 3,000 years. It is known as the birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and the Olympic Games.

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...