The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

A rare silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympic Games sold for about $179,000 at auction, spotlighting the origins of the modern Olympics.

Step into ancient Athens and discover how St. Paul challenged centuries of Greek tradition with the Christian message in the ...

Athens-based editor Katie Silcox has narrowed down this list of 15 places everyone should visit in Greece in their lifetime, ...

Few holiday destinations are as captivating as Greece: the blue-and-white architecture of the islands, the ancient ruins steeped in myth and the sight of endless azure seas never fail to ignite the ...

At the time, athletes received silver medals for winning first place. The Olympics didn't introduce gold medals until 1904 ...

As the Paris Games approach, so does the Olympic torch. Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic ...

The notion of living to the fullest by grabbing on to life and holding it tight can be traced to ancient Greece. Our longstanding research into the ways that Greeks, from ancient times to the present ...

Discover the rich history and surprising biblical connections of Ancient Greece as we journey through the Peloponnese and Corinth with David Suchet. In this episode of Ancient Bible Destinations, ...

Relive the closing ceremony with highlights, reactions and key moments you may have missed from the Winter Olympics finale.

Greece is home to some of the most culturally rich and historically significant UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites give ...

The fact is that we can no more remove politics from athletics than we can remove athletics from humanity, R. Bruce Anderson writes.