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

Conservatives angered by the Paris Olympics might need to pivot their ... explaining that the scene was a tribute to Dionysus ...

The 72-year-old, who recently succeeded Spyros Capralos as HOC President, joined the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

Dr Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum. She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient ...

According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

The Summer Olympics are a multi-sport spectacle that captivates the world every four years. Inspired by the ancient Greek Olympics, the modern games began in Athens in 1896. Featuring both team and ...

Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA Finals champion with the Milwaukee Bucks, recently led Greece, his home country, to the 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Croatia in a qualifying ...

Costas Simitis, who has died aged 88, was the prime minister who bolstered Greece’s self-esteem by taking it into the eurozone and preparing Athens for the 2004 Olympic Games, sealing the country’s ...

Greek fans around the world are honouring the life of Olympic pole vaulter Giorgos Roubanis, who died on Tuesday at age 95.

(ATR) Around the Rings has been told that media accredited to cover the Olympic Games are now to be given free access to the museums and archaeological sites of Greece. Spyros Capralos, the Greek ...