Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum. She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient ...

Ancient Greeks seem to have invented everything we use today: theater, Olympic games, philosophy ... published on Bright Side ...

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.

The concept of naked athletes competing in the Olympic Games may seem unusual or even shocking to modern audiences, but it ...

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. OLYMPIA, GREECE – The first ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name ...

After a week traveling throughout Greece, the handover ceremony will take place in the Athens Panathenaic Stadium on April 27. Written and reported by Karen Rosenin Ancient Olympia. For general ...