Average temperatures hover around 19°C in May, with highs of 23°C, making it the perfect time to explore before the summer ...

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium.

Greece's Ministry of Culture has announced progress in the restoration and promotion of the Ancient Agora at the ...

Like all marathons, the Boston Marathon is 26.2 miles long. However, the time it takes to complete the marathon will vary by ...

Olympia was a mecca of ancient Greek religion—its greatest sanctuary ... lining up on that original starting block from the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. A few hours away is the Mani Peninsula ...

In 1901, sponge divers discovered the Antikythera Mechanism off a Greek island. Dated to around 100 BC, it’s now believed to be the world’s first analog computer. It could predict eclipses, track the ...

the city that in ancient times was the birthplace of the games that later inspired the modern Olympic Games. Greece’s culture minister, Lina Mendoni, attended a ceremony Friday at the museum ...

When we think of modern innovations, we often picture digital devices, advanced medicine, or sleek engineering. But what if many of the ideas we call “modern” were already in use thousands of years ...

It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers ...