Near the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, a new kind of sanctuary is drawing olive oil enthusiasts. Opened in 2020, The Olive Temple offers farm and mill tours, and hands-on classes in pruning ...

All that is left of the Temple of Zeus is its foundation, but the spot where the statue stood has been identified.

Starting the antiquity theme early, the Temple of Zeus is soon visible at the end of the freeway on the way in from Glyfada.

Ancient Sanctuary of Olympia Olympic Light Ceremony, Ancient Olympia. Credit: Amna The Temple of Zeus at Olympia, once home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—the massive statue of ...

A group of researchers from the National Technical University of Athens has conducted an ambitious geophysical study to unravel the hidden mysteries beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus, one of the ...

And while Kratos would eventually lose this to its rightful owner, Zeus, shortly after retrieving it from its temple, the Gauntlet of Zeus was still extremely powerful.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a collection of remarkable architectural achievements, have long captivated the imaginations of historians, scholars, and curious minds alike. These wonders ...

One can say that the modern phrase “thinking out of the box” has its roots in the legendary bold, creative move of Alexander. It was 333 BC when the King of Macedon entered Phrygia and went to the ...

Ancient relics have been given a fresh lease of life in the Greek capital, where they’ve been reimagined and reworked to coexist with the 21st-century city, from fashion stores to classical ...

Berlin’s Pergamon Museum has rejected calls to return the giant altar, a monument to Zeus and Athena, to its place of origin in Turkey.

Pierre de Coubertin, from Catholicism to the worship of athletes Born into a royalist and devout Catholic family, the founding father of the Olympic Games drew on various religious influences ...

Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how.