Sports and Gladiators
Sports, gladiatorial and Olympic games.
Mesoamerican Ball Game
Starting about 3500 years ago, the Mesoamericans began to play organized team sports revolving around a bouncing rubber ball.
Starting about 3500 years ago, the Mesoamericans began to play organized team sports revolving around a bouncing rubber ball.
The Ancient Olympics
From your Guide, the early history of the Games and the sports in which the Greeks competed.
From your Guide, the early history of the Games and the sports in which the Greeks competed.
Ancient Greek Olympics
Pick a team: Corinth, Megara, Athens, Sparta, or Argos; then become a Greek athlete competing in "Olympic" sports geared to the classroom.
Pick a team: Corinth, Megara, Athens, Sparta, or Argos; then become a Greek athlete competing in "Olympic" sports geared to the classroom.
Ancient Locker Rooms
While they scraped the sweat and water from their bodies, no combination lock kept their gear safe, but a death penalty acted as a deterrent.
While they scraped the sweat and water from their bodies, no combination lock kept their gear safe, but a death penalty acted as a deterrent.
Olympic Truce - Myth and Reality
Debunking the myth of the Olympic truce, Harvey Abrams explains that ekecheiria didn't stop wars.
Debunking the myth of the Olympic truce, Harvey Abrams explains that ekecheiria didn't stop wars.