Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman ... and the site of ancient Olympia. She acted as consultant for a documentary video on the ancient Olympics made for the ...

The reality was that Spartan society was indeed harsh, but the practice of infanticide was likely a distortion of historical ...

Find out what events were at the ancient Olympics. What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family? What was everyday life like in ancient Greece? Find out about family life, entertainment ...

The modern Olympics is a global showcase and celebration of extraordinary athletic feats and fierce competition. It's an ...

When was running invented? Runing is an instinctive movement that evolved as a survival skill for early humans. Read on to ...

Research at the University of Warwick shows that the rise of civilization of ancient Greece began one century earlier than ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

An adult blue whale weighs 420,000 pounds. Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, "Ancient Greece" Greece's cigarette consumption per capita is roughly 28 times that of India. Greece has the ...

If you're on the hunt for a travel destination with international appeal, one Greek island has you covered, as its the home ...

View our world through the eyes of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, inventors of theater, democracy, Civil law, and straight roads! UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to ...

Sumptuously illustrated in color and packed with information, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is now available for the first time in paperback. Offering fresh interpretations of ...

Athenians may have hated Spartans so much they idolized them Athenians may have hated Spartans so much they idolized them This ancient script ... and mysterious—history of ‘abracadabra ...