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 ...

Games were held all over ancient Greece; but the most famous ... as the "winner's curse" – have a long history. Debts from the 1976 Montreal Olympics were only paid off in 2006.

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. OLYMPIA, GREECE – The first ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name ...

And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the gods ... unmarried girls were allowed to go to the Olympic Games. Married women were not allowed.

The connection between the lunar and solar eclipses was an important part of setting the date of the ancient Olympics. The beginning of the ancient games marked the beginning of what the Greeks ...

Now, if they're lucky, they can still take home Tokyo bronze. Perhaps the water polo tides are turning? At these Olympics, Greece topped Group A in preliminary play with four wins and one draw. In the ...

These were also the first Olympic Games to see the torch relay, where the lighted torch was carried from Olympia in Greece to the site of the Games. LONDON, UK — For the first time in history ...