The athlete Iccus of Tarentum ... called the Olympic games "the most celebrated of all contests in sports." Current research suggests the ancient games probably ended in the reign of the Roman ...

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia ... over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars of the show. The spectacle also attracted poets, who ...

Twenty-four athletes would wind up with a temporary hold on the torch ... where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was ...