The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...

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

Spirit of fair play The Olympic Charter, established by de Coubertin, states that 'The practice of sport is a human right'.

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 ...

The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for $545,371 ... On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus, the pantheon’s king of gods ...

Ancient Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympics and its sanctuaries and temples are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece. Forming the backdrop to so much of Greek history, ...

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the ...

Greeks wanted to win; to lose in any walk of life was a disgrace ... containing a great many of Blake Tyrrell's original sources in translation. The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey (Cambridge) is a ...

Woodcut engraving, published in1882. From Greek-is.com: “The education system in ancient Greece was regarded as a foundational pillar of society, preparing individuals for responsible citizenship.

Thessaloniki: Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki.