Modern day obsessions with healthy eating and fat-free foods for fitness is not new; it goes back to the ancient Greeks and ...

The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

The Greek flag is always flown during the closing ceremony in recognition of the role ancient Greece had in creating the Olympic Games. From 776BC, the games were held every four years in Greece ...

From seasonal intimacy schedules to open-air nudity, ancient Greco-Roman thinkers had no shortage of theories on how to stay ...

In this Aug. 4 X post, for example, a user stated that during the original Olympics held in ancient Greece, women were not allowed to compete in or even attend any events: (@sales_belinda / X) ...

The Olympic Myth of Greek Amateur Athletics by DC Young (Library of Ancient Athletics, Chicago, 1985) Sport and Society in Ancient Greece by Mark Golden (Cambridge University Press, 1998) ...

Women were not allowed to attend the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: According to historical sources, "women" — specifically meaning, in that ...

The ancient Olympics were held in honor of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. By the mid-second century B.C.E., the Roman Empire had taken control of Greece, including Olympia. The Games continued ...

The Olympics, which took place every four years until at least 393 A.D., was the premier sporting, social and cultural gathering of the ancient Greeks. When did the modern Olympic Games start?

UNIVERSITY PARK – Four Penn State student-athlete are among the contingent of students traveling to Greece as part of Harvard ...

There's so much more to Greece than Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. Here are the best places to visit, from historic cities ...