This document is a history of the ancient Olympics. It is a page in the History section of HickokSports.com, an online collection of sports information.

Article on the ancient Olympics.

The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum with a plethora of information about the games that are the forefathers of the modern Olympics.

Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympics, essays about the history of the Olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes.

Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal?