Olympic Games
Ancient Greece
Why Are So Many Ancient Greek Statues Νude?
Ancient Greeks celebrated the human form, so the nude statues of perfect male bodies was the norm in sculpture
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Weightlifter and the 316-Pound Rock
Ancient Greek weightlifter Bybon went down in history for the feat of lifting a 316-pound stone. In Ancient Greece, strength was greatly appreciated as a physical attribute.
Weightlifting was common among ancient Greeks, since their culture celebrated strength. Soldiers trained...
Ancient Greece
Football Started in Greece, Ancient Artifact Reveals
A relief exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece shows an ancient Greek youth practicing by balancing a football on his thigh in front of a small boy. This means that football, albeit in a primitive form,...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Origins of Wreaths
Wreaths, now commonly used as home decorations, bohemian headpieces, or even Snapchat filters have their origins in ancient Greece and have had a symbolic meaning in Western culture for over two thousand years.
Since antiquity, the circular or horseshoe shaped...
Ancient Greece
The Origins of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
The origins of the Olympic Games take us back into Ancient Greece and the legends of the heroic athletes visiting the city of Olympia.
Greek News
Greece Men’s Water Polo Team Advances To World Championship Final
Greece men's national water polo team defeated Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday and earned Olympic qualification for Paris 2024.
Festivals
Paris to Bring Back Swimming in Seine River After 100 Years
As the Olympics in Paris approach, the city is undergoing a remarkable transformation with a historic clean-up initiative. After being banned for a century due to the polluted water, swimmers and divers are soon to return to the River...
Ancient Greece
Kyniska of Sparta, the First Female Olympian
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Kyniska was a Spartan princess, she went down in history after becoming the first woman to win the Olympics of old.
Ancient Greece
The Diet of Ancient Greek Olympian Athletes
Ancient athletes accomplished many astonishing feats of sport in antiquity. But what diet fueled these ancient athletes and Olympians?
Culture
Olympic Flame for the Paris Games to Sail on a Masted Ship from Greece
The Olympic Flame for the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-masted tall ship in the French port of Marseille.
Paris organizers announced the flame’s journey on Friday at City...