While Odysseus and Achilles fought for the same cause, they embody two different approaches to ancient Greek heroism.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause of all wars worldwide — as they do every time the Olympics take place.

Kirsty Coventry, the multi-Olympic swimming champion who last year became the first woman to lead the International Olympic ...

Professor of Sport Studies Amy Bass joins WIRED to answers the internet's burning questions about the history of the Olympics. When were the first olympics contested? How do the olympic games of ...

The Tetrad (or Tetrades) was a 4-day training cycle for gladiators. Philostratus, a Greek philosopher of the time, explained ...

Hundreds of volunteers, dancers and performers are rehearsing long hours as preparations intensify for the Feb. 6 opening ...