In the presence of multiple sports authorities and athletes, the Hellenic Olympic Committee detailed on Thursday, during a ...
The returned item was a 9 inch by 13 inch piece of limestone column from the Leonidaion, a building in Ancient Olympia, and ...
Torchbearers will begin carrying flame through Canada next week on 106-day relay Vancouver Olympics official: "It will be the longest domestic relay in Olympic history" (CNN) -- The torch for the 2010 ...
Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...
From Athens 1896 to Brisbane 2032, we explore every Olympic stadium ever built from glorious beginnings to slightly awkward ...
Visitors to Athens can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Parthenon. The scaffolding on the western façade, set up for conservation work 20 years ago, has been removed.
Greece, fifth century b.c. To accommodate the sculpture, Phidias raised the height of the cella. He also installed a large rectangular pool filled with olive oil in front of the statue. Since the ...
Study reveals how olive oil shaped Greek mythology, daily life, and philosophy for 7,000 years, from ancient Crete to ...
In recent sports news, LeBron James teases a big announcement, the Edmonton Oilers secure Jake Walman with a major deal, and ...
Italy will have a pair of flag bearers in both host cities, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, with a male and female athlete ...
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