The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

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The project, known as “Ancient Olympia ... the project digitally preserves 27 monuments at the site, such as the Olympic Stadium, the temples of Zeus and Hera, and the workshop of the renowned ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

The idea for the Olympia event grew out of the staging ... It was the first sports event held in the stadium since the end of the Ancient Games 2,000 years ago. About 170 athletes from around ...