Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... There are combat sports - wresting, boxing and pankration, which is a mix of boxing and wrestling ...

Turn on the TV or radio and you'll be able to find some kind of sport being played at international or national level. Why do ...

The rich legacy of ancient Greek sport beyond the Olympics, with a focus on Athens' Great Panathenaea—an equally grand ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the ... that the Athenian philosopher and sports buff Epictetus pondered in the first century. He concluded that the Olympics were a metaphor for human existence ...

Rick Steves If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece ... Ancient Greeks came here only every four years, during the religious festival that featured the Olympic Games.

How did the Olympic Games begin ... Learn about Greek theatre, pottery and festivals. What did the ancient Greeks discover? What sports did the ancient Greeks enjoy? How did they make big decisions?

Cloudy skies prevented the traditional lighting, when an actress dressed as an ancient Greek priestess ... share of Olympic Games revenues the IOC pays governing bodies of Olympic sports.

the city that in ancient times was the birthplace of the games that later inspired the modern Olympic Games. Greece’s culture minister, Lina Mendoni, attended a ceremony Friday at the museum ...