There’s nothing new about our modern obsession with playing and watching sports—they were popular in ancient Greek and Roman ...

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.

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.