One of the most outstanding messengers in ancient history was Euchid, who gained fame for his journey following the Battle of ...

Although probably the greatest runner of ancient Greece, it was not Phidippides who ran what we call a marathon. The modern sport of marathon running comes from another runner's return from the ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited ... who had forced the Greeks to run at them in full armor during the battles of Marathon in 490 and Plataea ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...