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 ...

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.

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

the Greek god of the sun, for help lighting the torch. Accompanied by several other priestesses and dancers, all dressed in traditional garbs, the Olympic torch was lit and carried to the ancient ...

The Panhellenic Games of ancient Greece were a series of athletic and cultural competitions held at four major sanctuaries across the Greek world. These games were the Olympic, Pythian ...