The same sources say "maidens" — a category comprising unmarried women, young and old — were allowed to attend, though they could not participate in the Games themselves. Although most historians ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking similarities to the ancient version of the games that began in ...

Verona's ancient Roman Arena is getting a modern facelift for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. It will host the Olympic closing ...

This week sees the Olympic flame pass from Greece to Italy en route to Milan for the Winter Games. Euronews spent a day ...

The Temple of Hera, home to the frontrunner of the Olympic Games, is one of the oldest religious sanctuaries in Greece. Lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics in ...

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will be lit at Ancient Olympia, continuing a tradition that uses the sun’s rays to symbolize continuity with the original ...

ATHENS, Greece — Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to hold the next International Olympic Committee session in a neighboring region of southern Greece, rather than at the ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced ...

Rainy weather has forced a running change to Wednesday's ceremony in ancient Olympia for the lighting of the sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, organisers said. "The dress ...

Olympians' diets have evolved since the ancient games, when athletes were mostly vegetarian. For his "Tasting History" YouTube series, Max Miller recreated an ancient Greek dish. The recipe was ...

Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will receive a modern facelift and become more accessible to people with disabilities ahead of ...