According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

After reading this inspirational poem, Michel Bréal, a member of the organizing committee for the first Olympics, proposed that the distance between the battle site of Marathon and the Greek capital .

His belief that the gods must be good or otherwise not be gods ran contrary to almost all Greek mythology ... The Origin of the Olympic Games (Event Page: First Olympics 776 BC) According to ...

The first Olympic Games were held in the summer of 776 B.C. in Greece as a celebration in honor of Zeus, the father and king ...

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years ... The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the ...

The L.A. arts community is already worried about slow planning for the cultural festival accompanying the 2028 L.A. Olympics.

A Paris 2024 Olympics spokesperson admitted the controversial ... Jesus and the 12 apostles — but actually paying homage to ...

Despoina Sarafeidou, the Greek actress who participated in the Monodrama Festival in October in Cairo, shares her thoughts on ...

While we celebrate the liberation of Thessaloniki, we take the opportunity during Dimitria to pay homage to the fact that it ...

As part of the International Festival, this event invite ... Starting in Ancient Greece with the creation of the Olympics in 776BC through to this year’s Games, this exhibition features personal ...

A little rain didn't damper the atmosphere at the starting line for the Fall Festival Torch Run. The event kicks off the 36th annual Special Olympics Pennsylvania's Fall Festival, presented by Tri ...