some of the deeply religious traditions rooted in the Games' history are also on display. The Games began in 776BC in ancient Greece at the sacred site of Olympia, home to the temple of Zeus.

How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries ... The last period of Greek history is known as the Hellenistic period. This lasted from 323BC to 30BC when the Romans ...

And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the ... all converging on Olympia to experience the greatest spectacle of the ancient world. We can’t be certain ...

It also gives us some of the most controversial moments in Summer Olympics history ... Olympics took place in Athens, Greece in 1896, and are held to honor the ancient games held in Olympia ...

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...

The Olympic Games are heralded as one of the oldest sporting events in history, dating back to ancient Greece. But were the Greek Olympics actually influenced by the existence of a very similar ...