The ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B.C. — -- The Olympic Games that we know and celebrate today stem from events held thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece. The first recorded ...

The Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) welcomes the International Olympic Academy (IOA) as the latest partner of the Olympic World ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking similarities to the ancient version of the games that began in ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to hold the next International Olympic Committee session in a neighboring region of southern Greece, rather than at the ...

It was like the Super Bowl, Woodstock, Mardi Gras, a holy pilgrimage and Chippendale dancers all rolled into one. The setting for the earliest Olympic Games some 3,000 years ago was both a sanctuary ...

Olympians' diets have evolved since the ancient games, when athletes were mostly vegetarian. For his "Tasting History" YouTube series, Max Miller recreated an ancient Greek dish. The recipe was ...

Stream 'Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin (2004)' and watch online. Discover streaming options, rental services, and purchase links for this movie on Moviefone. Watch at home and immerse yourself ...

The Temple of Hera, home to the frontrunner of the Olympic Games, is one of the oldest religious sanctuaries in Greece. Lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics in ...