The ancient Greeks regarded a healthy body almost as ... Favourite sports included wrestling, javelin and discus throwing, and boxing. Gymnasia usually consisted of a large exercise yard ...

Unlike in ancient Greece, women get to vote ... They enjoyed the discus, javelin, long jump, boxing and horse racing. Athletes prayed to Nike, the goddess of victory - she’s still a big name ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

boxing, javelin and chariot racing. There are some obvious differences between the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics.

Kaos has become a hit with its use of Greek mythology, but what does the show look like from the eyes of a historian of ...

The United States leads the way with 50 gold medals, the most of any country in Olympic boxing history. The only country that comes close to that total is Cuba, which currently has 41 gold medals. How ...

Ramses the Great is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.

Oscar-winning actor Brie Larson will make her West End debut with a revival of Sophocles’ play “Elektra.” In the play, ...

From cardio to martial arts, Love Next Door star Jung Hae-in has an impeccable workout routine and you could learn a thing or ...

Pakistani police say they have arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three ...