The first known Olympic Games took place in 776BC, 2,800 years ago, at Olympia in southern Greece. To begin with, the Games were held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods in ancient Greek religion.

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia ... over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia ... He concluded that the Olympics were a metaphor for human existence itself. Every day was filled with difficulties and tribulations ...

She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient Olympia. She acted as consultant for a documentary video on the ancient Olympics made for the ...

Here are some of the highlights of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, when Spyridon Louis won the race that would come to be known as the marathon in the first modern revival of the ancient Greek sports ...