First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal rules, allowing fighters to employ a wide array of ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Have you ever been daydreaming mid-run and wondered why the distance you are training for is exactly 42.195 kilometres? It ...

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.

Unlike modern boxing, ancient Greek boxing had minimal rules and no weight classes, leading to often mismatched and extremely brutal encounters.

To mark one year until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the International Olympic ...

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient Greek Athletics ... 150 miles away in northern Greece), were abolished with the advent of Christianity in AD 393. In his ...

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

Join me, Pantelis Kakaris from Geografikoi.gr, as I guide you through 10 must-have experiences to enjoy in Athens this February ... majestic Parthenon and other ancient structures, such as ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient ... across Greece, said co-author Andreas Koutsodendris at Heidelberg University. Around that time, in 146 B.C., the Roman army conquered the Greek peninsula, transforming ...