Here, we pick out the best of the best. The ancient Olympic Games were initially a one-day event until 684 BC, when they were extended to three days. In the 5th century B.C., the Games were extended ...

Whilst many more events were added to the Ancient Olympic roster, the stadion remained its most prestigious. After 776 BC, the quadrennial athletic event became not only an integral part of Greek life ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter ... could practise their boxing and wrestling. The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event, but a sacrifice.

I’ve pretty much dominated the running events at four consecutive Olympic Games. One day they’ll ... here is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, and on the third day - the middle ...

Click through the following gallery and discover the games played at the Ancient Olympics. Before the Modern Olympics—the international event as we know it today—there were the Ancient Olympics.

Ancient Olympics - Yep, just like in the movies, the original Olympic Games had chariot racing events. Both 2-horse and 4-horse chariots made 12 laps around a stadium track and the winners were ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece ... where organizers introduced five arts competitions as official Olympic events. Modern ...

The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters ... This one-hour special event follows the glory and corruption of the arc of a single, five-day Olympiad.

Returning to the country from which they heralded, the first modern Olympics took place in Athens, Greece. Over 200 male athletes from 14 nations competed in 43 events, whilst 60,000 spectators came ...