Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

An international celebration of the origins of the modern Olympic games, International Olympic Day is observed on June 23 ...

World Olympic Day is observed every year on June 23 to mark the birth of the modern Olympic Games and to promote the Olympic ...

The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...

The Ancient Greek Olympics by Richard Woff (British Museum Press, 1999) Athletries. The Untold Story of Greek Women Athletes by A Reese and I Vallera-Rickerson (Night Owl Publications, 2002) ...

The modern Olympics began in 1896 as an attempt to revive the ancient Olympic Games ... An ancient history expert explains how people trained and prepared for the sports festival more than 2,000 ...

In this Aug. 4 X post, for example, a user stated that during the original Olympics held in ancient Greece, women were not allowed to compete in or even attend any events: (@sales_belinda / X) ...

In the early days of the Olympics, which started in 776 BCE, athletes stuck mostly to "dried figs, moist cheese, and wheat," according to one ancient historian. So Miller's figs and feta would be ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking similarities to the ancient version of the games that ...

Three diagrams showing the different running race distances at the Olympic Games: The S ... History of Ancient Olympic Games, Lynn and Gray Poole. 1963; A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient ...

The Art Angle Decoding the Ancient Sculpture That Defines Olympic Athleticism. Editor Annikka Olsen joins the podcast to discuss the long and complex history of the famous 'Discobolus' sculpture.