Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... horse chariot race with her team in two consecutive Olympics. Her victories have inspired women all over ...

Why do we have the Olympics? Why is physical activity important ... from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia ... He concluded that the Olympics were a metaphor for human existence itself. Every day was filled with difficulties and tribulations ...

Rome owed the Olympics. It was a Roman emperor, Theodosius II, who had brought the ancient Olympics to an abrupt halt in 393AD because he considered them to be pagan. Fittingly, the Romans blended ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as ...

In a speech kicking off the ceremonies, Aristides Panagiotopoulos, the mayor of ancient Olympia, reflected on the “message of peace and reconciliation of people” that the Olympics represent.