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 ...

The bronze head of the griffin, repatriated from New York, returned to Ancient Olympia on Friday afternoon and will be ...

Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the Panhellenic Games do.

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

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

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

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The 7th century B.C. artifact was part of a ceremonial cauldron ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and while only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains intact, we’ve ...

Most have been found at the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia or at that of Hera on Samos, it said, adding that the head formerly in its collection was "one of the finest" ever found. The artefact was ...

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art form.

The International Olympic Committee is much more than the organiser of the Games every four years; it is a body that sits at ...