Although it originated in ancient Greece ... or charioteer. Chariot races-- Various different types of chariot race were introduced and dropped during the history of the Olympics.

Several years ago, a grave with human remains plus chariots and skeletons from horses was discovered in Thrace in ...

The Ancient Olympic Games were a magnificent spectacle that ... pankration (a combination of boxing and wrestling), and chariot racing. The sanctuary of Olympia, situated in the north-western ...

Attributed to ancient Greek sculptor Lysippos, the exquisite bronze horses adorning the basilica of Saint Mark in Venice have ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing ... She won the four-horse chariot race with her ...

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.

Athletes competed every four years in running, jumping, boxing, throwing, wrestling, pankration (combined boxing and wrestling) as well as chariot racing ... ancient origins of the Olympic Games.” ...

Chariot racing with horses was born in ancient Greece. The motorcycle chariot racing video above is from the 1940s, but I found records of events going back to the 1920s. The horses were replaced ...

The flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled on Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies prevented the traditional lighting, when an actress dressed ...