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

Watch again as the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony was held in Olympia ahead of Paris 2024 on Tuesday (16 April). The ceremony, held on the ancient site of Olympia, was open to the public and ...

Over time the site of Olympia, in southern Greece, became famous for its temples and monuments, particularly the gold and ivory Statue of Zeus that sat upon his throne in the high temple ...

When Edouard Manet's painting Olympia is hung in the Salon of Paris in 1865, it is met with jeers, laughter, criticism, and disdain. It is attacked by the public, the critics, the newspapers.

Now there’s a new plan for the park, and the district has agreed to be a partner. The school district board of directors and ...

Commissioned in 1895, the USS Olympia boasts several claims to fame. The heavily armed US Navy warship helped win a decisive victory in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American ...

One year from today - on February 7th, 2014 - the 22nd Olympic Winter Games begin in Sochi, Russia. As the countdown begins, IDEAS takes you back in time to Ancient Greece to see what the ...

Fortis Property Group, developer of the luxury Olympia condo project in Dumbo, stands accused of playing games when it comes ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...

Thurston Regional Housing Council led collaboration to complete the funding of a brand new permanent supportive housing facility in Olympia ...