Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum. She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient ...

It is perhaps the one and only constant in all the games - five colored rings of equal dimensions, interlaced on top of a ...

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... Show pupils an image of the Olympic rings. Do they recognise them? Do they know what the rings represent?

Long live the Greek People!” receiving an enraptured applause inside the ancient stadium ... Hellenic Olympic Committee president Spyros Capralos tells Around the Rings.

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, you can almost hear the echoes of the past, as if the ancient athletes ...