Turn on the TV or radio and you'll be able to find some kind of sport being played at international or national level. Why do ...

(CNN) -- The modern Olympics ... their ancient origins, but the key athletic disciplines -- running faster, jumping higher and throwing further -- can all be traced back to classical Greece.

Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman ... She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient Olympia. She acted as consultant ...

Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek wine I ... festival in Western history. I approached the ancient starting line—a white ...

The course will examine, among other relevant topics, games in the Homeric tradition, the development of the Greek Olympics ... and modern theories. All ancient texts are read in English translation.