The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

Galanis also has photos ... throughout Greece, the handover ceremony will take place in the Athens Panathenaic Stadium on April 27. Written and reported by Karen Rosenin Ancient Olympia.

The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later sold on the art market.

The project, known as “Ancient Olympia: Common Place” was inaugurated last week by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos ... an interactive map, photos of artifacts and ruins, a timeline of the ...

The Olympic flame for the summer games was lit on Tuesday during a ceremony in Ancient Olympia ... receives the flame from Greek actress Mary Mina. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/Getty Images ...