The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

One of the most outstanding messengers in ancient history was Euchid, who gained fame for his journey following the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. It is believed that he covered an impressive distance ...

Known as the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, this charming village in mainland Greece is often overlooked by tourists. Still, it offers an incredible variety of historical landmarks and ...

Nearly 2,500 years ago, a Greek wrestler, Milo of Croton, was regarded as the strongest person ever lived in the known world.

Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound ...

Back in the early 1800s, the legendary Maratha king Peshwa Bajirao II (the Maratha Empire was an early modern civilization in ...

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside ...

Diplomatic Courier staff writer Stephanie Gull brings you three under–the–radar stories from Europe: A furor over a 'hijab ban' in France, lab-grown meat in the UK, and honey in Turkey.

Croquet, polo and basque pelota are also former sports to have appeared at the Olympic Games – but what about the precursor to the modern Games, the ancient Olympics? While some of the sports ...

a very ;sea CD attached to the book, containing a great many of Blake Tyrrell's original sources in translation. The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey (Cambridge) is a much better organised attempt at ...