Olympia lay on the north-western corner of the Peloponnese (currently in the Western Greece Region). Zeus ... Paul ChristesenProfessor of Ancient Greek History at Dartmouth College, USA From the first ...

In the third part of its series classical cultures, the Getty Museum looks at Thrace, a territory of tribes that sat between ...

Unlike his predecessors, who relied on myths and legends, Herodotus took a revolutionary approach. He travelled extensively, ...

The grant opening of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the center of Orthodox Christianity for a millennium was held on December 27, 537 AD.

Strength, endurance, power and strategy are therefore essential. Water polo is one of the oldest team sports at the modern Olympic Games, as it was added to the programme at the same time as rugby in ...