Ancient Greek depiction of boxing on a Panathenaic amphora in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.5 Boxing, or Πυγμαχία in Greek, meaning “fighting with ...

I'm so glad I paid to run along the track at Panathenaic Stadium. The stadium is cool on its own — it dates back to 600 BC and is the only marble stadium in the world. I went early in the ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

A fencing match in the Zapeion Hall. Image Credit: Comité International Olympique (CIO) *Spyridon Louis The track-and-field events were held at the Panathenaic Stadium, which was originally built in ...

The opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium of Athens. Public Domain On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium, ...

If the kids prefer something sportier, they might enjoy an excursion that takes visitors to the Panathenaic Stadium for a tour and a talk about the first Olympic Games of the modern era. Disney Dream ...

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