Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

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 ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars ... five arts competitions as official Olympic events.

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 ...

Greece’s history spans more than 3,000 years. It is known as the birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and the Olympic Games. Ancient Greece thrived with city-states like Athens and Sparta ...