Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the Panhellenic Games do.

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, ...

The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

Completing a marathon of 42.195 kilometers is no small feat. Endurance athletes often peak between ages 28 to 34, yet many continue to excel beyond this range. For example, Kipchoge, who won the men's ...

The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow stand as one of the most desolate moments in Olympic history. While the event aimed to celebrate athletic prowess and international ...

Evangelos Zappas was born in 1800 in Lambovo, Epirus, in a time of turbulence and change. He was a child of a Greece that was ...

One powerlifter academic may have found a way to build lifelong, full-body strength and stability in a very old and rare ...

The charming village of Olympia in mainland Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and is often overlooked by ...

Britons looking for a European destination with lots of sightseeing and the perfect springtime temperatures to soak in some ...

Trump wants a fast end to the fighting, but Putin wants a "painstaking" discussion about details. The BBC's Will Grant visits the site believed to have been used by drug cartels to dispose of ...

Greeks wanted to win; to lose in any walk of life was a disgrace ... In The Smell of Sweat: Greek Athletics, Olympics, and Culture, William Blake Tyrrell (Michigan State University) takes on a broader ...

Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound like? In the first episode of a new series, host of 'The Ancients' podcast ...