Firefighters in southern Greece on Sunday battled a massive blaze that threatens to destroy the ancient city of Olympia, the site of the world's first Olympic games. A large wall of flames was just at ...
MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking similarities to the ancient version of the games that began in ...
From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 3,100-mile route through Greece to Paris. The flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at ...