According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... training the horses for the equestrian events. The first woman to win an event - as a trainer that ...

When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries How was Greece ruled? Activities About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important ...

Here's a look at the history of the Games, from ancient Greece to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. What is the origin of the ...

The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

A Greek shipwreck holds the remains of an intricate bronze machine that turns out to be the world's first computer ... significant events such as the Olympic Games. No device of comparable ...

The first torchbearer was Greek rower Stefanos Douskos ... the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.

At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...

Its subjects include the origins and history of the Olympic games, athletic nudity, professionalism, and the place of women in Greek sport ... designed in the first instance for students and teachers ...

While Antoine Arnault of LVMH may insist that "financial benefits have never been a goal of this partnership," NBC’s ...