To me, it sounded like the ancient Greek version of ... the history of the games. We eavesdropped a bit, then moved on to the ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient ... the Heraean Games and was held in honour of Hera, Zeus's wife.

The Olympic Flame Ceremony is a mesmerizing tradition that takes place in Olympia, connecting the ancient games to the modern ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians ... He’s married to Hera - Goddess of marriage and children. To be fair she can get pretty angry too.

an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, as well as the Heraion, temple of the Samian Hera, can still be seen. Description is available under license ...