Visit the Panathenaic Stadium that sets ancient tradition in stone. More than 50,000 people filled the marble stands of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympics in 1896. Photograph by ...

This ancient Greek sanctuary had the first stadium ever constructed, and housed a giant statue of Zeus — one of the ancient Wonders of the World.

The ancient Olympic Games, ... an Athens native and Greek history professor and author. ... It was a 200-yard sprint on the floor of what was the original Olympic Stadium.

KS2 History: Ancient Greece. A short animation for pupils aged 7 - 11 exploring the original Olympic Games as held in Ancient Greece. BBC Teach.

Shawn Johnson brought her kids to visit the ancient Olympic Stadium with her kids during a trip to Greece. The gymnast shares her two kids with husband Andrew East.

The Olympic flame was lit at the birthplace of the Games in Greece on Tuesday in a ceremony rich with ancient traditions that will launch a torch relay culminating in Paris on July 26.

History | July 15, 2024. Nine Things You Didn’t Know About the Ancient Olympic Games. With an intensive athletes’ boot camp and the threat of execution for unwelcome spectators, the Greek ...

The original Olympic Games in ancient Greece took place in Olympia. Sean Eifert Published Aug. 9, 2024. Image ... At the end of the stadium, where is the starting-place for the runners, ...

ATHENS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Greece' Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympics relay after next year's lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia ...

The pro gymnast visited the Panathenaic Stadium in Greece with her two kids, son Jett James and daughter Drew Hazel FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty, Shawn Johnson East/Instagram Shawn Johnson East is ...