The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled ... when an actress dressed as an ancient Greek priestess uses the sun ...

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

Have you ever been daydreaming mid-run and wondered why the distance you are training for is exactly 42.195 kilometres? It ...

By Christine Hauser On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek ... of ancient artifacts in surprising places is not uncommon in a country as rich in history and archaeology as Greece.

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.

Banning Airbnbs and cruise ships. Taxing visitor stays. Capping attendance figures. Has tourism become a dirty word in 2025?

An ancient marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found dumped near a cluster of garbage bins in Greece, kicking off a police investigation into potential illegal ...

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient Greek Athletics ... 150 miles away in northern Greece), were abolished with the advent of Christianity in AD 393. In his ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that occurred in 1908.