With monuments like the Acropolis just steps apart, Greece’s capital scored a perfect 20/20 in a global study.

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics officially has begun its long and storied relay toward Milan’s San Siro ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Sydney’s iconic Discobolus Monument at Sydney Olympic Park has been added to the NSW State Heritage Register, permanently ...

President of the Olympic Committee of Greece Isidoros Kouvelos (L) hands over the torch with the Olympic Flame to Giovanni Malago, President of the Milano Cortina 2026 . Credit: Orestis Panagiotou / ...

The Torch Relay for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games kicked off its journey from the Acropolis, with a prominent international participant among the early Olympic flame torchbearers: ...

ROME (AP) — The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games landed in Rome on Thursday following a handover in Greece. The flame was carried in a small lantern aboard an ITA Airways flight ...

This week sees the Olympic flame pass from Greece to Italy en route to Milan for the Winter Games. Euronews spent a day behind the scenes with the dancers and actors who perform at the historic ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to ...