Greek Reporter

Theagenes: The Olympic Boxer Who Became a Legend of Ancient Sports

Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...
Moviefone

Where to Watch Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin (2004)

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Phys.org

From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?

The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436–338 BC) once commented: "Many cities judge those who excel in the athletic contests to be worthy of greater rewards than those who, by painstaking thought ...
NBC4 Columbus

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Even without ...
Greek Reporter

Football Started in Ancient Greece, 2,400-Year-Old Artifact Reveals

An ancient Greek artifact reveals football -albeit in a primitive form- is at least 2,400 y/o and it likely has its origins ...

German woman who stole 2,400-year-old Greek relic returns it 50 years later: ‘Never too late to do the right thing’

A German woman who stole the top of an ancient Greek column more than half a century ago has returned it to Greece — ending a ...