The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping ...
Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic ...
Paris Olympics organizer Tony Estanguet has been nominated to return to the IOC as a member. Estanguet led the successful ...
Scientists and archaeologists are uncovering evidence suggesting that elements of the biblical story of Adam and Eve may hold historical truth, with surprising links to Greek heritage. Mesopotamia, ...
If you hope to drop a few pounds or build that summer six-pack, ancient Greek athletes can give helpful pointers about ...
This 1,600-year-old skull has revealed that ancient Greeks performed complicated brain surgery. "The surgical operation is ...
Sports tourism in ancient Greece was widespread, especially to the athletic events of the games at Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia and Nemea.
A new exhibition spotlights the ways in which cultures around the world have sought answers in the face of uncertainty ...
a very ;sea CD attached to the book, containing a great many of Blake Tyrrell's original sources in translation. The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey (Cambridge) is a much better organised attempt at ...
Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter ...