Similarly, the literary and documentary records from antiquity show that the attitudes of athletes are not a new phenomenon. Ancient Greek athletes, however, faced a challenge unlike modern athletes.

One Olympian, Greek athlete Milo of Croton, had a slew of wrestling victories around 540 BCE. His daily diet supposedly consisted of 20 pounds of meat and bread each with copious wine.

A website and mobile app enables anyone to take a virtual guided tour through 27 sites such as the ancient Olympic Stadium, a gymnasium where athletes trained, and temples devoted to the Greek ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars of the show. The spectacle also attracted poets, who recited their works for eager audiences.

How did Ancient Greek athletes train? How were sporting competitions performed? What did it mean to be a winner? Discover the daily lives of athletes and the sporting spirit in Ancient Greece, in ...

Ancient Greek athletes sometimes resorted to cheating, bribing competitors and potions to secure victory at the Olympic Games, a far cry from the image of the classical sporting ideal, an expert said.

Even the ancient Greeks weren’t immune, and scholars now have an artifact to prove it: a 2,000-year-old stone tablet that bears the names of a group of young Athenian men who had just finished ...

In ancient ancient Greece athletes prepared for the Olympic games by abstaining from indulgences and training with former champions. Fast-forward, oh, 2,800 years: Resorts increasingly cater to ...

July 03, 2025 Four Student-Athletes Selected for Sport and Education Trip to Greece Student-athletes traveling as part of Harvard’s Sport and Education Program: from Ancient Olympia to the Present ...

He cut a pound of calf liver into 1-inch pieces. To make the marinade, he added 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar into a bowl then slowly poured in 9 tablespoons of olive oil while whisking. Once ...