The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple footrace. To history lovers like me, the Sanctuary of Olympia — the religious ...

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...

Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports ... On the southeast side of the hill, the ancient stadium of Rhodes once hosted ...

in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - The International Olympic Committee ... in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only a fleeting reference to the March 20 key vote where ...