Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance from ... After reading this inspirational poem, Michel Bréal, a member of the organizing committee for the first Olympics, proposed ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...

and so does that of the Ancient Olympic Games, of course. In this case, it all started with Coroebus, a baker from the city of… Bybon, the Greek Athlete Who Lifted 143-Kilogram Stones with One Hand ...

The modern Olympics is a global showcase and celebration of extraordinary athletic feats and fierce competition. It's an ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as ...

This book is the only up-to-date general introduction to ancient Greek sport now available in English. Its subjects include the origins and history of the Olympic games, athletic nudity, ...

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

an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along ...

I performed two monodramas, Medea: Red Emptiness and Cassandra. Both are based on ancient Greek myths. Naturally, Medea: Red ...

A 1,700-year-old school with walls covered in Greek text referring to a passage from Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is located in the ...