Catholic devotees were stunned when an apparition of Jesus appeared in the clouds following a Mass. Footage shows worshippers ...

Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

Sports have brought communities together since the first Olympic Games in ancient Greece, and that tradition continues today ...

People watch the official ceremony of the flame lighting for the Paris Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, on April 16, 2024. Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to ...

The modern Olympics began in 1896 as an attempt to revive the ancient Olympic Games (Olympias), which took place in ancient Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD, in order to ...

In this Aug. 4 X post, for example, a user stated that during the original Olympics held in ancient Greece, women were not allowed to compete in or even attend any events: (@sales_belinda / X) ...

In the early days of the Olympics, which started in 776 BCE, athletes stuck mostly to "dried figs, moist cheese, and wheat," according to one ancient historian. So Miller's figs and feta would be ...

The Olympics that we know and love today trace its roots to ancient times, as far back as 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece.

The graphic shows the ancient hippodrome, a U-shape stadium structure used for hosting chariot races in Ancient Olympics. It is believed that the terraces could accommodate more than 30,000 spectators ...

This is a Short History Of….The Ancient Olympics. A Noiser Production, written by Lindsay Galvin. With thanks to Dr Nigel Spivey, a senior lecturer in Classics, at the University of Cambridge.

Ancient Greece originated the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympics website outlines a bit of the history: The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece.