Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway.

Studded with antiquities, this land of ancient ... from the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. A few hours away is the Mani Peninsula—the southern tip of mainland Greece (in fact, of the entire ...

at least 40,000 spectators would have packed the stadium each day, with many more selling their wares outside. The Ancient Olympic Games were full of intriguing facts that highlight the unique ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters ... Outgoing President Thomas Bach, in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient ...

Poignantly located by the site of ancient Olympia where the Games were first born, Bach urged the protection of peace and the Olympic values. "Greece and ... ever Olympic stadium holds an even ...