Learn more about the history of the Olympic Games with this interactive timeline.

Article adaptation from "A Brief History of the Olympic Games" (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) summarizes key aspects of the ancient Olympic competitions, ideals, and festivals.

Test your knowledge over the Olympic Games. Check your answers for a review at the end of the quiz.

This resource provides information on the current Olympics. CBS offers history, photos, a daily schedule, Team USA, and headline news articles.

Gives a brief history of the ancient games held every four years in Olympia. There are also short articles with pictures on some of the items used during the games.

This site delves into the history of the Ancient Olympic games. The University of Pennsylvania's Museum of different aspects of the Ancient Olympic games.

How do you compare to these results from Olympic Games in the past if you try similar running and jumping activities? This activity uses the history of the Olympic Games to introduce ideas about measuring time and distances in standard...

Content includes an interactive map of the games with photographs of individual venues, schedule of events, Olympic history, and guide to Athens.

Students can compare the modern and ancient Olympic games, as well as tour the site of the first Olympics, and learn about those games.

This essential information about the Olympics includes a history of the games, both ancient and modern.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sports, athletes, and history of the International Children's Games. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Here at the Tufts University you can find a wealth of information regarding the Ancient Olympics. Content compares the ancient Olympics to our modern games, provides a tour of Ancient Olympia, defines the "Olympic spirit," and includes...

This resource gives an overview of the ancient Greek Olympic games. Learn about the history of wrestling, running and the discus. Includes images and video (requires QuickTime).

2021 is nearly history. Take a look back at a year that saw political turmoil, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, an unusual Olympic Games, devastating natural disasters, advances in space exploration and more.

From a very remote period, the Greeks had been accustomed to engage in contests of strength and agility during their times of festivity, and also at the funerals of distinguised persons. Iphitus conceived the idea of establishing a...

The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is The Olympics.

A comprehensive collection of digital artifacts and articles on Greek culture from antiquity to modernity. Many aspects of Greece's development, from philosophy, mathematics, writings, medicine to language, are covered. Check out "Quid...

The Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was part of the great Temple of Zeus situated at the site of the ancient Olympic games. Similar in design to the Temple of Artemis and the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus...

This article on curling provides a history of the sport, as well as "basics of the game," information on the playing surface, players and equipment. Includes a "graphical depiction of a curling sheet," photographs of equipment and a lot...

Go back in time and discover the festivities that occurred during the 5 days of the ancient Olympics.

A plan of the ancient Greek sanctuary of Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games. Olympia is near the Peloponnese city of Elis. The plan shows the location of the stadium, gymnasium, temple, and other ancient features, including buildings...

PowerPoint presentation by Tom Richey explains the nature of ancient Olympic events and ceremony in ancient Greece.

A description, with primary source illustrations, of how boxing was done in the ancient Greek Olympics.

The Olympics are back where they started - Greece. This is a fascinating site about finding the sites of those ancient games. You can also view an interactive map of the original Marathon run. Incredible pictures of rebuilt ruins as well...