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

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Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

Greece is one of the most fascinating countries in the world. Its history includes legends of gods and titans, love and ...

The largest temple of Ancient Greece was at the mercy of the masked men who caused riots after the peaceful gatherings for ...

At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s Ella Jeffries Cultures throughout history have ...

The charming village of Olympia in mainland Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and is often overlooked by ...

After a week traveling throughout Greece, the handover ceremony will take place in the Athens Panathenaic Stadium on April 27. Written and reported by Karen Rosenin Ancient Olympia. For general ...

Mitsotakis stated, “the project ‘Ancient Olympia: Common Place’ is a unique way to get to know the cultural heritage of Greece ... and experience the history and values it stands for ...

How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries ... The last period of Greek history is known as the Hellenistic period. This lasted from 323BC to 30BC when the Romans ...