The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...

Ancient Greek treasures journey to China and Australia in 2025! Explore the "Dawn of Civilization" and the "Glory and Grandeur" of ancient Greece through artifacts, replicas, and captivating ...

Olympic medals are displayed on a custom-designed trunk by Louis Vuitton at the Champions Park at Trocadero during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. © 2024 ...

Costas Simitis: modernised a heavily statist economy with labour reforms and part-privatisation, particularly in the banking sector - MARIA MAROGIANNI/EPA-EFE ...

The hosting of the Olympics, which took place shortly after Simitis had resigned, was seen as a welcome homecoming to the country of its birthplace and its inaugural revival in 1896. The opening ...

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. It made it into ...

The "Greeks" are an essential toolkit for options investors and traders. These mathematical calculations, each named after a letter from the Greek alphabet, tell you how options contracts will ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that occurred in 1908.

Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Olympics for a third time in 2017, with the IOC praising organizers’ bid for using existing and temporary venues rather than constructing new stadiums and sports ...