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 ... The throwing events are discus: athletes hurl a heavy diskos made of bronze, iron or stone as far ...

Young men trained in the nude, engaging in various sports such as wrestling, running, and discus ... ancient Olympic Games is ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes ... like the javelin, discus and running.

One version of the Olympics’ creation myth involves three warring leaders in ancient Greece ... one of two events that Greece had pinned its hopes on. The other was discus, but that was won ...