3, Spring 2003 The 1896 Olympic Games at Athens and the ... suggesting that the athletes and visitors to the Games procured the same images, probably from Thomas Curtis of Boston, who took a Kodak ...

The Ancient Olympic Games were a magnificent spectacle that captivated the Greeks for nearly 12 centuries. These games were not just a sporting event but also a religious festival and a social and ...

Before them, on a table of ivory and gold, were the first Olympic prizes—olive-wreath crowns ... might mar the success of the event, the ancient Games were often caught up in Greek internal ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

These games were the Olympic ... the prizes were loot from war, but since 582 BCE, the victors were crowned with a laurel wreath. Delphi was one of the richest temples in ancient Greece.

Equestrian became an Olympic event at the 1900 Paris Games with the individual jumping competition. In 1912, team jumping, individual dressage and eventing (team, individual) were added. Team dressage ...