Ancient Greek pottery is my favorite because it depicted everything. But then...we stopped. It's a shame because a lot has happened since this art style peaked. So here are 16 ancient Greek vases ...

The lighting ceremony connects the ancient Games, which were first held in Olympia, Greece, in 776 BC, to the modern Olympics that many people know and love today. The ceremony is held near the ...

ATHENS, GREECE – The first Modern Olympic Games included just nine events. Winners didn’t receive three levels of medals like they do today, instead they each received an olive branch and a ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that ...

Her victories have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part in ... Invite them to share some knowledge about the modern-day Olympics and explain that they are going to find out more ...

The state funeral for former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis was held in Athens. Known for bringing Greece into the eurozone and securing the 2004 Olympics, Simitis died at age 88. As a key figure ...

Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. From Athens, the torch boarded the “Belem,” a three-masted ship that dates back to 1896, the ...

Thomas Edmund Burke was the first American to become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, reeling in the double at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, in Athens, Greece. At age 21, he blew away ...