According to the myth, after the Greeks triumphed over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, Pheidippides was ...

Condensing Athens — a metropolis that was established in the fifth century BCE — into 24 hours is near impossible, but this ...

During the 6th Congress of the European Olympic Academies held in Greece this week, the President of the UIPM, Dr Klaus ...

Condensing Athens — a metropolis that was established in the fifth century BCE — into 24 hours is near impossible, but this ...

Every story has a beginning, and so does that of the Ancient Olympic Games, of course. In this case ... seeks to explain one of the darkest and most enigmatic episodes of early modern Europe: the ...

Erected for the occasion of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the Panathenaic Stadium is the incredibly faithful replica of the original Panathenaic Stadium commissioned by Roman senator Herodes ...

Greektown Chicago celebrates the Marathon's ancient origins with events as the Chicago Marathon passes through the historic ...

It has been 130 years since educator Coubertin proclaimed the founding of the modern Olympics in Paris. He was inspired by the “Ancient Olympics” held in Olympia on the Peloponnese Peninsula ...

Constructed entirely in marble, the Panathenaic Stadium hosted both ancient and modern Olympic Games. It's a wonderful place to visit with kids as you can explore the entire structure and run where ...

Rick Sellars, head of creative direction at MassiveMusic, looks at how sport podcasts have sonically innovated ...

See which of the nearly 200 countries in the world produces the most olive oil, and why it's so. Hint -- your first guess is ...

The renewed attention is courtesy of the ceremony's prominence before the AFL grand final last weekend, and the Giants versus Lions semifinal in Sydney last month.