A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia ... The lovely sanctuary of Olympia was remote, nestled in Greece’s southwest corner 210 miles from Athens, so to get there most spectators ...

The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove ... housed one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus. It's a place where history breathes, and every stone tells ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

(ATR) The longest torch relay in the history of the Olympics begins Sunday in ancient Olympia. The journey from Greece, to the length of Russia – even outer space – will end in Sochi ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... He offers some interesting facts along the way, including that the athletes had to compete completely ...

And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the ... all converging on Olympia to experience the greatest spectacle of the ancient world. We can’t be certain ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York's Metropolitan ... The Met has recently increased its efforts to review the history of its holdings, hiring additional experts to track the origins ...