...well, except for the gouging! The modern Olympic Games (both Summer and Winter) include about 35 different sports across roughly 400...

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) © Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece/Kapon Editions Courtesy The Olympic Games have become a...

And a Greek hero to boot! George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English peer, politician, and a leading...