Wreaths are also custom to Ancient Greece, with Greeks traditionally ... and confidence to its quest to repeat at the NCAA women's gymnastics championships LSU's decades-long chase for its first ...

The book contains a brief history of the ancient Olympics that was dedicated to the Greek god Zeus and the ... revisits great moments like Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci making Olympic ...

The mental gymnastics required ... then retain the ancient Scriptures, transforming them into something new, a Christian Bible. The English word "Bible" is from the Greek phrase ta biblia ...

Elizabeth Streb’s troupe is part of a new wave of circus performers. “The drama is in danger,” says Streb. “I’m trying to make people wonder, What’s going to happen next?” Alex ...

On April 6, 1896, the inaugural modern Olympic Games commenced in Athens, Greece, reviving an ancient tradition after more than ... including track and field, gymnastics, swimming, cycling, ...

Two years later, on 6 April, 1896, in the country of the ancient Games ... cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. The largest teams were from Greece, Germany, ...

Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

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

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...