While many ancient civilizations had athletic competitions, none have such close ties to modern sports as those of the ancient Greeks ... years at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

Originally built to host the Panathenaic Games – important religious, athletic and cultural celebrations held every four ...

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 would enter the stadium by walking under this archway.

Among the 27 monuments to be preserved are the original Olympic Stadium ... of democracy, the ancient site of Olympia, and experience history first hand," said the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos ...