Boxing in ancient Greece originated as a very tough sport, much harder than professional boxing as we know it today.

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway.

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing ... And this is the stadium where it all happens.

These games were not just a sporting event but also a religious festival and a social and cultural highlight of the Ancient Greek calendar ... throwing, boxing, wrestling, pankration (a ...