She is author of The Ancient Olympic Games, a guide to both the games and the site of ancient Olympia. She acted as consultant for a documentary video on the ancient Olympics made for the ...

The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove ... housed one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus. It's a place where history breathes, and every stone tells ...

This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history ... ‘ancient Greece’. Instead, Greece was divided up into small city-states, like Athens, Sparta, Corinth and Olympia.

The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia Julia Moore ... On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the games ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the ... the first woman and first African leader in the IOC’s 131-year history. She has long been seen as Bach’s favored successor, giving ...

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