The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... team in two consecutive Olympics. Her victories have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part ...

Find out what events were at the ancient Olympics. What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family? What was everyday life like in ancient Greece? Find out about family life, entertainment ...

Olympia, Greece, where the weather reaches a refreshing 16C in April, is ideal for those looking to avoid the blistering summer heat. Known as the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games ...

The charming village of Olympia in mainland Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and is often overlooked by ...

Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...

The Olympic Opening Ceremony's controversy has renewed interest in divine dinners, during which sitting down for food is more than a meal.

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games ... Eight years later, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the torch relay was ...

At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted ... linking the development of ancient metal smelting practices to long-term environmental change Ella Jeffries The discovery ...