The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one's body fit were vital ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

Ancient Greeks seem to have invented everything we use today: theater, Olympic games ... published on Bright Side The post ...

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games ... during the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, Greece, Thursday, April 21, 2016.

After a week traveling throughout Greece, the handover ceremony will take place in the Athens Panathenaic Stadium on April 27. Written and reported by Karen Rosenin Ancient Olympia. For general ...

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.

How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries ... The last period of Greek history is known as the Hellenistic period. This lasted from 323BC to 30BC when the Romans ...

some of the deeply religious traditions rooted in the Games' history are also on display. The Games began in 776BC in ancient Greece at the sacred site of Olympia, home to the temple of Zeus.

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...