Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece, believed to be the earliest surviving example of Doric architecture. Photo: Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images.

Greece approved an emergency plan to plant thousands of trees at the fire-ravaged birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, hoping to green the site in time for the Beijing 2008 flame-lighting ...

To add to the fun, ancient Olympia’s history reads like a Hollywood script — full of drama, parties, and even one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Even in its ruined state, the site ...

The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony has roots in ancient Greece and connects modern Olympic Games to their origin. The flame for the Paris games was lit on April 16, 2024.

The flame for the London Olympics, which was ignited by the rays of the sun in the 2,800-year-old Temple of Hera in Greece, arrives in the UK Saturday. It was carried from Olympia in a lantern ...

On Saturday, May 13, the excavations at Olympia were concluded for the Summer, after the necessary measures had been taken for the safety of the relics that have been found, and for the constant ...

The Olympic flame was lit at the birthplace of the Games in Greece on Tuesday in a ceremony rich with ancient traditions that will launch a torch relay culminating in Paris on July 26.

This happens inside the archaeological site at Olympia, before the ancient temple of Hera — wife of Zeus, king of the Greek gods, whose own ruined temple lies close by.

The site is home to numerous temples and structures, including the Temple of Zeus, which once housed one of the Seven Wonders ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader.

ATHENS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The remains of an ancient temple have been unearthed during archaeological excavations in western Greece, the Culture and Sports ministry announced on Wednesday.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece ... Rain at Ancient Olympia meant the ceremonial opening of the four-day meeting could not take place at the Temple of Hera where the Olympic flame is lit before each ...