The Olympic Games began in ancient Greece in July 776 BC at Olympia however, it is thought the games began many years before.

The Olympic Games were not created for entertainment. They were a sacred test of strength, discipline, and honor, held in the shadow of Mount Olympus to honor Zeus himself. Rival city-states laid down ...

The same sources say "maidens" — a category comprising unmarried women, young and old — were allowed to attend, though they could not participate in the Games themselves. Although most historians ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA /Greece/, November 26. /TASS/. The Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games in Italy was lit on Wednesday during the Lighting Ceremony at the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Olympia in ...