As the first rays of morning light pierce through the clouds and fall upon these ancient ruins, a fine rain quietly descends. The raindrops fall on stone columns, statues, and crumbling walls, as if ...

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, was repatriated to Greece from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of ...

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected on Thursday as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Kirsty Coventry is the first female and African person elected President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Her election is a proud moment for Zimbabwe and Africa. It's a vote for racial ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th ...

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...

The Red Raiders led by 15 entering the fourth quarter of their championship matchup against Greece Arcadia/Olympia, until that advantage evaporated to two with about four minutes remaining.

For example, athletes who competed in the Olympic Games achieved ... this event defined the history of Athens itself. Courtesans, known as hetairai, could also achieve remarkable fame and wealth in ...

Though plans to turn it into a museum have stalled, Olympia’s old City Hall and Firehouse is aglow with an art installation celebrating the city’s vibrant history. Olympia Arts + Heritage ...

For these avid travellers, Olympia in Greece has been singled ... "Widely known as the birthplace of the ancient Olympic games, this city is steeped in history just waiting to be discovered ...

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient Greek ... abroad of the 'Olympic trademark') and brings the record up to the modern day, concluding that the 'values of physical ...