Ancient Greek athletes fought in brutal contests of the ancient Olympics, where sacred honor and civic pride shaped modern ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...

OLYMPIA, GREECE - Eventually you are drawn to them. Time is spent wandering slowly through the ruins, past the remains of the great Temple of Zeus, by the stone columns that are all that's left of the ...

As a scholar of ancient Greek literature, I find myself looking at the Olympics every four years not for the idealized spectacle, but as the complex, confounding cultural phenomenon that they always ...

FILE - This is an undated photo showing Spyridon Louis, winner of the race that would come to be known as the marathon in the first modern revival of the ancient Greek sports festival. By April 10, ...

A picture dated June 3, 2011 shows players of the Iranian national women's football team entering the stadium in Amman, moments before they were barred from playing an Olympic qualifier against Jordan ...

Vincent Farenga is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at USC. USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The ...

From Olympia — birthplace of the ancient games — to Milan’s San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, the torch will cross Italy’s cities ...

Even the gods need a backup plan. Organizers in Ancient Olympia held an emergency rehearsal Monday to light the flame for the ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of ancient Greek literature explains what the Olympics of modern day have in common with the 776 B.C. games at Olympia. As a scholar of ancient Greek literature, I find ...

EDITORS - With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of the ...