In the Greek myth of the baby Opheltes, he is left alone in a meadow by his nurse, Hypsipyle. She is distracted by a request for water from the Seven Against Thebes, who are passing through Nemea.

Legendary for their ferocious combat skills, the Spartans built a warrior culture in ancient Greece unsurpassed for its courage and military prowess. Eminent historian Cartledge (Spartan Reflections) ...

The youth was clearly a competitor; he wears a close-fitting cap of the type that would prevent opponents from grabbing his hair. His facial features hint at the blows he suffered to achieve high ...

After 48 years teaching classics, I can’t help but wonder what the Greeks – who invented the Games nearly 3,000 years ago, in 776 B.C. – would make of such a ghostly version of their Olympic festival.

Before the invention of strength coaches, spreadsheets, barbells, training apps, and AI, there was Milo of Croton, the ancient Greek athlete who became the original model for progressive overload. His ...

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Vincent Farenga is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at USC. USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The ...