The palaestra in ancient Olympia was where wrestlers, boxers, and pankration practitioners trained. Credit: George E. Koronaios / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Tourism was widespread in ancient ...

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in south Asia. Located in a strategically and geopolitically important region, ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

As a sacred place used regularly in religious ceremonies, as well as playing host to the Ancient Games, Olympia was at the centre of Greek civilisation. Renowned expert Paul Christesen gives ...

Who were the ancient Greeks? Discover different ancient Greek cities and find out how they were ruled. How did the Olympic Games begin? Learn how the Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago!

There’s so much history—boxing dates back to the 1800s, even to ancient Greece.” He added on ancient boxing while barbaric, still has some useful elements in fighting in 2025: Boxing News ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games ... javelin and two man-to-man combat finals-boxing and pankration, a form of extreme fighting ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the "cradle of democracy". A recent study ...

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient ... uniquely Greek games gradually ruined into a form of universal entertainment, with professional, fulltime athletic Gilds ...

A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis is being auctioned off as part of a larger collection of memorabilia ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gold medalist Algeria’s Imane Khelif kisses her medal for the women’s 66 kg final boxing match at the ...