Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, as well as poet and politician, who left an indelible mark on Western ...

Written by Associate Professor David PritchardThe Olympic Games immediately spring to mind when people think about sport in ...

Enhanced Games describes itself as “the ultimate demonstration of what the human body is capable of,” though a more accurate ...

The Temple of Hera, home to the predecessor of the Olympic Games, is one of the oldest religious sanctuaries in Greece.

Despite initial impressions, ancient Greek temples were not built to impress 21st-century tourists; they were made to house ...

Hundreds of people will take to the streets of Parkersburg on Aug. 16 to take part in the yearly News and Sentinel Half ...

Freedom or death has always been a battle cry and virtue for the Greeks throughout their history. From the battles against ...

In a cinematic first, Greek director Yiannis Stravolaimos brings the 490 BCE clash to life in Ancient Greek and Old Persian, ...

The Enhanced Games don't stop athletes from taking performance-enhancing drugs in order to compete, but instead encourage their use as a kind of anti-Olympics.

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

Equine-assisted exercise dates back to 460 BC, and over thousands of years has gained recognition as an effective therapy tool.