First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal rules, allowing fighters to employ a wide array of ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

As STEPHEN G MILLER (professor at Berkeley) points out in his Ancient Greek Athletics ... In The Smell of Sweat: Greek Athletics, Olympics, and Culture, William Blake Tyrrell (Michigan State ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years.

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

The Ministry of Culture is advancing with a significant restoration project aimed at unveiling the Roman-era edifices within the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia. Integral to this initiative, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Increased volcanic activity ... The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan civilization which had flourished in the region.

The City of Olympia has joined a small group of jurisdictions in the country declaring itself a sanctuary city for LGBTQIA2S+ people, just a month after community members came to City Council ...