Watch again as the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony was held in Olympia ahead of Paris 2024 on Tuesday (16 April). The ceremony, held on the ancient site of Olympia, was open to the public and ...

From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) through Greece until the handover to Paris Games organizers in Athens on ...

This object was part of a complete set of restored miniature figures from the West pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia held in Cornell's cast collection. The West and East pediment miniature ...

Ancient Greeks were active travelers, despite the dangers of land travel and the fear of highwaymen, while sea travel ...

Meanwhile in Ancient Olympia Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.