(Encyclopedia) Aegina or Aíyina Aíyina āˈyēnä [key], island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), off SE Greece, in the Saronic Gulf (or Gulf of Aegina), near Athens. Sponge fishing…
WHO INVENTED THE MODERN OLYMPICS? WHO RUNS THE OLYMPICS NOW? WHAT IS THE OLYMPIC IDEAL? ANCIENT OLYMPICSTRACK AND FIELDFIND OUT MOREThe Olympic Games are the world’s biggest sporting spectacle.…
The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when Roman emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god…
WHO ARE THE GREAT DECORATIVE ARTISTS? WHAT IS ART DECO? WHY IS SOME POTTERY CALLED CHINA? FIND OUT MOREIn contrast to the fine arts of painting and sculpture, this term refers to the design of…
The birth of the modern Olympic Games
by John Gettings Marathon runners, Greece 1896 Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Memorable Olympic Moments Encyclopedia…
It is believed that the first “marriage” took place when a primitive man went into a primitive woman's cave and carried her off to be his mate. He chose her not for love but for her ability to do…
(Encyclopedia) Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the…
by Dan Steckenberg The term "hero" is perhaps overused today, but these guys were the originals. The mythology of ancient Greece was filled with great heroes who slew monsters,…
