The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago ... Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... And this is the stadium where it all happens. Now these guys are just training so they’re allowed to wear ...

Ancient Olympics - Yep, just like in the movies, the original Olympic Games had chariot racing events. Both 2-horse and 4-horse chariots made 12 laps around a stadium track and the winners were ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

On Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games ... that burns in the host Olympic stadium until the end of the games.