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

From philosophy and math to democracy and the Olympics, Ancient Greece has impacted countless aspects of modern life—and ...

"It was at Amsterdam 1928 that the tradition of the Greek delegation marching first was introduced – owing to the status of the founding country of the ancient Olympic Games," the official ...

Ancient Greece originated the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympics website outlines a bit of the history: The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece.

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 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 ...

Greece is finding international allies in its ongoing fight to win back the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in ...

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 ...

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?

The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

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