Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at ... She acted as consultant for a documentary video on the ancient Olympics made for the International Olympic ...
Find out what events were at the ancient Olympics. What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family? What was everyday life like in ancient Greece? Find out about family life, entertainment ...
The Greeks admired the human body and considered ... attuned to their bodies and their physical capabilities. In the ancient ...
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 ...
A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis has been sold at auction for $545,371 as part of a larger collection of ...
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...
The Olympics is a global stage where athletes can make their name, pushing them to their limits as competitors, but what’s left of its ancient spiritual roots?
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was ...
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 ...