The Olympic Games began in ancient Greece in July 776 BC at Olympia however, it is thought the games began many years before.. As a festival with athletic events staged to honor the god, Zeus, the ...

Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

The Olympic flame is close to completing its short tour of Greece and soon to be on its way to Italy for the Winter Games next February. A handover will take place on Thursday 4 December, the start of ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?