Gymnastics as they existed in Ancient Greece and as we know them today first re-emerged during the years of the Enlightenment ...

Kyniska was a Spartan princess, daughter of King Archidamus II. She went down in history after becoming the first woman to ...

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 ...

Stefano Bianchetti/Getty Images In the early days of the Olympics, which started in 776 BCE, athletes stuck mostly to "dried figs, moist cheese, and wheat," according to one ancient historian.