This summer the Olympic games are returning to their birthplace. This is not, however, the first time since antiquity that they have been hosted there. In 1896, at the urging of a French educator ...

FILE - This is an undated photo showing Spyridon Louis, winner of the race that would come to be known as the marathon in the first modern revival of the ancient Greek sports festival. By April 10, ...

The first modern Olympics opened on this day 120 years ago, an anniversary not lost on Google. The website unveiled four Google Doodle images last night in honor of the Athens 1896 Games. Those Games ...

American track and field athletes at the Greek Olympics, 1896. From L-R: Francis Lane, Herbert Jamison, Robert Garrett and Albert Tyler. (Wikimedia Commons). By signing up, you confirm that you are ...

Celebrating the Olympics' return to Athens, this colorful and detailed volume--created by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, France, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee and the French ...

The 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the first of the modern era, were a momentous occasion that revived the ancient tradition after nearly 1500 years. Spearheaded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Games ...

A 126-year-old bronze medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens is expected to fetch nearly $30,000 at auction after spending decades gathering dust in a drawer. The owner of the medal had ...

The history of the Summer Olympics does not just show us how sports have evolved over time, but also holds a mirror up to the political and social contexts of the period. In preparation for this ...