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

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

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) ...

Women Weren't Allowed to Attend Ancient Olympics? The original Olympic Games in ancient Greece took place in Olympia. Sean Eifert Published Aug. 9, 2024 Image courtesy of Getty Images ...

Stefano Bianchetti/Getty Images 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.

Wrestling was part of the Ancient Greek Olympics, where competitors fought while covered in oil. The sport was part of the first modern Games in 1896 and has been an Olympic sport continuously ...

In general, ancient Greeks considered olive trees "sacred," and they symbolized Zeus, the god of the sky and, later, the god of the Olympics, according to the Journal of Olympic History.

The ancient Olympic Games, which began in the 8th century B.C., laid the foundation for the modern Olympic movement, which is a source of national pride for the Greeks and which includes the lighti… ...

The Discobolus reflects a major trend in Ancient Greek art Poseidon or Zeus bronze sculpture, also known as the Artemision Bronze, by Kalamis (480-460 B.C.E.).