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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

T he Paris Olympics’ picturesque marathon course will take runners past many of the city’s highlights—the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre’s glass pyramid, the Eiffel Tower. But it will ...

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 ...

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 Olympic Games weren’t exactly one of a kind. An artistic depiction of ancient Olympia Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Olympia wasn’t the only ancient Greek city to host an organized ...

Ancient Greek pottery is my favorite because it depicted everything. But then...we stopped. It's a shame because a lot has happened since this art style peaked. So here are 16 ancient Greek vases ...

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 ...