The word gymnasium is derived from gumnazo, meaning exercise, and gumnos, meaning naked or loin-clothed. The gymnasia were the ancient Greek equivalent of a sports centre, and several were located ...

Major discoveries, from ancient tombs to submerged cities, reveal the incredible advancements of Greek civilization.

Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began, Greek civilisation slowly emerged again. The Greeks started trading more with the outside world ...

The tradition of competing naked, known as ‘gymnos’ (the root of the word ‘gymnasium’), began in ancient Greece around the ...

Step into the past and uncover the secrets of Rhodes Ancient Greece, where hidden treasures and untold stories await your ...

Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began, Greek civilisation slowly emerged again. The Greeks started trading more with the outside world ...