The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia with its centerpiece 210-yard track. Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek wine ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — If the rules of ancient Greece were observed today, drone and missile fire over Ukraine would stop on Friday as guns fall silent in the Olympic tradition. The Milan Cortina ...

Discover the rich history and surprising biblical connections of Ancient Greece as we journey through the Peloponnese and Corinth with David Suchet. In this episode of Ancient Bible Destinations, ...

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