These two ancient Armenian kings became champions in the ancient Olympic Games in wrestling and fist-fighting.

As admirers of beauty, the ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin and they used natural substances to keep it ...

The ancient Greeks regarded a healthy body almost as ... Favourite sports included wrestling, javelin and discus throwing, and boxing. Gymnasia usually consisted of a large exercise yard ...

Was wrestling an original Olympic sport? Wrestling was part of the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, making it one of the oldest competitive sports — if not the oldest sport — in the world. When the ...

Ancient Greece. A short animation for pupils aged 7 - 11 exploring the original Olympic Games as held in Ancient Greece. BBC ...

The Ancient Olympic Games were a magnificent spectacle that captivated the Greeks for nearly 12 centuries ... throwing, boxing, wrestling, pankration (a combination of boxing and wrestling ...

Proof that ancient wrestling wasn’t always on the level ... Although match fixing is alluded to by some ancient Greek writers, according to Rathbone, “This is the first known papyrological ...

Paul, on the other hand is firmly convinced that the present separation between Jews and gentiles cannot be permanent in God's plan, that the promises which God has made to ancient Israel will be ...

Athletes competed naked and, during certain wrestling events ... A period of four years was called an “Olympiad,” in ancient Greece. Because the two alternate, we watch the Olympics every ...

wrestling and horse-racing. Up to 40,000 spectators could attend. Like in most pre-industrial societies, life in ancient Greece was deeply physical and a well exercised body was seen as the mark ...

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome ... the field—and the questions that scholars are ...

Greedified mythos and setting: Immerse yourself into an ancient Greek-inspired world in a pixel-perfect experience ... video ...