The Olympics are always a historic event, whether due to the incredible displays of athleticism or the sociopolitical and cultural conditions surrounding the games and pageantry. From the triumphs ...

No Summer Olympics city in history, arguably, has received more unadulterated ridicule for its preparation than Athens. The city is getting barbecued, filleted and roasted from every media corner.

Ancient Greek Olympics Gallery. By Judith Swaddling Last updated 2011-02-17. Amphora depicting three long-distance runners. Previous Back to index ... At the Olympic Games, ...

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 ...

Ancient Greek Pankration: the Origins of MMA, Part One. Jad Semaan Jun 13, 2018. ... competitions in the ancient world, with the Olympic Games regarded as the most prestigious.

Footraces—depicted on this vase by artist Euphiletos Painter—were among the earliest known events in the ancient Greek Olympics. But they likely weren't quite as long as the modern marathon ...

THE NAKED OLYMPICS: The True Story of the Ancient Games. By Tony Perrottet. Random House, 214 pp. $12.95 paperback. The ancient Greek Olympic games, according to the Stoic philosopher Epictetus ...

An ancient Greek astronomical calculator that showed the positions of the sun, Earth and the moon, and outshined any known device for 1,000 years after it, also kept track of something more ...

Ancient Greek Olympics Gallery. By Judith Swaddling Last updated 2011-02-17. Drinking cup showing a winner being presented with tokens of victory. Previous Back to index | image 5 of 6.