Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part in the horse events. The other events are a two ...

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 ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic ... The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event ...

Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sports figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars ... where organizers introduced five arts competitions as ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all ... In hilarious footage of the event, bums jiggle as players run for ...

The birth of competitive throwing The javelin throw gained prominence in ancient Greece, becoming a key event in the Olympic Games around 708 BC as part of the pentathlon. Athletes competed not ...