The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

Olympia, where temperatures reach a pleasant 16C in April, is perfect for those looking to dodge the intense summer heat. As the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, this quaint village on the ...

The project, known as “Ancient Olympia: Common Place” was inaugurated last week by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Mitsotakis stated, “the project ‘Ancient Olympia: Common Place ...

The Spanish tennis legend took the flame from French football hero Zidane in a unifying twist to the flame's path to Paris ... The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a ...

Winter Olympics - Lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece - October 18, 2021 Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role ...