After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, a gold rush swept the kingdom, during which nearly 40 mines were ...

A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artefacts ...

A day spent at the birthplace of the Olympic Games and this now feels very real. The vote for the 10th president of the ...

Milo of Croton, the legendary ancient Greek wrestler, once won an Olympic gold medal without competing, as no opponent dared ...

A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...

The Olympic rings are pictured through a flag hanging in the Velodrome ... The still-new governing body also announced the additions of the national federations of Turkey, Sudan, Greece, Slovakia and ...

The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow stand as one of the most desolate moments in Olympic history. While the event aimed to celebrate athletic prowess and international ...

There is a 10 million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder for ... multiple murders related to the drug ring. The FBI added 43-year-old Ryan Wedding ...

Olympia, Greece, where the weather reaches a refreshing 16C in April, is ideal for those looking to avoid the blistering summer heat. Known as the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games ...

As the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, this quaint village on the Greek mainland is often missed by holidaymakers. However, it boasts a wealth of historical sites and intriguing museums.

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient Greek Athletics ... In The Smell of Sweat: Greek Athletics, Olympics, and Culture, William Blake Tyrrell (Michigan State ...

The biographies of ten men and women who lived at different times and in different parts of ancient Greece are presented at the Archaeological Museum of Drama until April 7, 2025. There, the public ...