Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

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It was like the Super Bowl, Woodstock, Mardi Gras, a holy pilgrimage and Chippendale dancers all rolled into one. The setting for the earliest Olympic Games some 3,000 years ago was both a sanctuary ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

From the Games’ Greek origins to their first foray into Asia, the Olympics are known for bringing nations from all around the ...