The first recorded boxing match can be traced back to 1681 in Britain, though its origins go much further back to ancient Egypt and the Greek Olympics. The first rules of the sport were not ... In ...

Beauty was extremely important in ancient Greece and not just for women but for men, as well. As admirers of beauty, ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin, and, naturally, they ...

The Olympic Games are heralded as one of the oldest sporting events in history, dating back to ancient Greece. But were the Greek Olympics actually influenced by the existence of a very similar ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The exact circumstances of the jewelry’s creation and how it ended up at the crossroad are unknown, but the ring and a host of similarly ancient artifacts ... alluding to the Greek myth in ...

The 103-year-old Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion, an Israeli and Hungarian citizen, was already in critical condition. The Jewish-born gymnast, who was registered in Budapest on 9 January ...

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient ... uniquely Greek games gradually ruined into a form of universal entertainment, with professional, fulltime athletic Gilds ...

Greece’s state, political, and military leaders gathered at the Athens Metropolitan Church on Wednesday for the traditional New Year’s liturgy, marking the beginning of 2025 with a solemn religious ...

The pealing of a precious ancient bell marked a momentous beginning to the 2025 Jubilee Year at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, where Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas opened the Holy Door on Jan.

She wore a INR 3.5 lakh Masaba Gupta lehenga and an eye-catching ring featuring a hand between two coins, symbolizing her two Olympic medals. This unique piece attracted significant attention ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter ...