Ancient Greek athletes fought in brutal contests of the ancient Olympics, where sacred honor and civic pride shaped modern ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Centuries before runners lined up on the track to compete in the Olympic Games, athletes ...

Here's what you need to know about wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics. When did wrestling become an Olympic sport? Wrestling was part of the Ancient Greek Olympics, where competitors fought while ...

Olympians' diets have evolved since the ancient games, when athletes were mostly vegetarian. For his "Tasting History" YouTube series, Max Miller recreated an ancient Greek dish. The recipe was ...

Professor of Ancient Greek History Paul Christesen joins WIRED to answer your questions from Twitter. What do we know about the original Olympics? How did Ancient Greece elect leaders? Is the film ...

ABSECON – For most of the year Debby Schafer’s seventh-grade students at the Emma C. Attales Middle School is a typical mix of nationalities, but for two days in January they are all Greek. When their ...

PARIS — Ever wondered why French is spoken during medal announcements at the Olympic Games? The truth is that while the ancient Olympics originated in Greece, its modern incarnation is very much a ...

The Helliniko Olympic Complex in Athens was supposed to be thriving long after the 2004 Summer Olympics had ended. Built on part of the site of the city’s old airport for the Games, the facility ...