The calculator, dubbed the Antikythera Mechanism, was discovered in 1901 at the site of a shipwreck off a Greek Island with the same name. The breakthrough in determining the mechanism's true purpose, ...
The ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B.C. — -- The Olympic Games that we know and celebrate today stem from events held thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece. The first recorded ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...
The ancient Olympic Games were nothing like the modern spectacle we know today. This video explores the origins of the Olympics at Olympia, the sacred sanctuary, the stadium, and the lived experience ...
According to historical sources, "women" — specifically meaning, in that time and culture, married, childbearing females — were not allowed to attend or participate in the original Olympic Games in ...
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece Experience the world of Classical Greece like never before in Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece. In this educational mode, ...
Board games might involve a race to a finish line, as in Sorry! or that ubiquitous first board game for kids, Candyland. Or they might entail a strategic battle for dominance, as in chess or checkers.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...