Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...

The ancient pentathlon morphed into a grueling one-day challenge that blends shooting, fencing, swimming, show-jumping and a 3,000-meter run, known as the modern pentathlon.

A version of the pentathlon existed during the ancient Greek games, and it consisted of five events that would largely be at home in today’s athletics competition: A footrace, javelin and discus ...

Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Although it came to the Olympics back in 1912, it is called “modern ” to contrast it to the ancient Greek pentathlon, which included wrestling ...

Archaeologists think this skeleton, found in the Greek part of Italy and dating to 480 BC, is the oldest Olympian ever discovered.

What is the history of the pentathlon at the Olympics? The pentathlon was one of the most popular events of the Olympics in ancient Greece.

The pentathlon had been re-born. 3 The modern pentathlon is (a copy / an adaptation) of the Ancient Greek competition. 4 De Coubertin's version of the pentathlon involves (six / five) different ...

The pentathlon was one of the most popular events of the Olympics in ancient Greece. In ancient times, there were five events athletes would compete in, including discus, javelin, distance jumping ...