My wife and I were there on an early September day, the exact time on the calendar the original Olympics were held beginning in 776 B.C.

The site of the ancient Olympic Games in Greece was saved Thursday as firefighters battle blazes around southern Greece, which along with the devastating wildfires in Turkey and other areas along ...

The site, where the Olympic flame begins its journey to the city hosting the modern Olympics, is one of Greece's most popular tourist attractions. It had also been threatened by fire in 2007.

Site of ancient Olympic Games threatened as Greece battles wildfire. By Lefteris Papadimas and Giorgos Moutafis. August 5, 2021 7:02 AM UTC Updated August 5, 2021 ATHENS, Aug 4 ...

Ancient Olympic Games Fun Facts August 16, 2004 4:41 PM EDT It’s an exciting time with the Olympic Games officially underway in Athens, Greece, the site of the original Olympics over 2,700 years ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — 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.

Coroebus was victorious in the year 776 BC, but this was probably not the year of the first Olympic games. A few ancient writers, such as the historian Aristodemus of Elis (who lived in the 2nd ...

Greek firefighters prevented a wildfire from reaching the ancient Olympics site. The three significant fires, and dozens of smaller ones, began Wednesday. The wildfires flared up amid the country ...

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.

In the early days of the Olympics, which started in 776 BCE, athletes stuck mostly to "dried figs, moist cheese, and wheat," according to one ancient historian. So Miller's figs and feta would be ...