Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and an attendant of Zeus. While not among the 12 Olympian gods, she is described as a ...

Donald Trump after his inaugural address as the 47th President of the United States raised a clenched fist yet again. It is a gesture Trump has deployed on many occasions – most memorably in the ...

Look carefully and you’ll spot friezes, vases, and fragments of ancient aqueducts, as well as contemporary sculpture and murals. The Greek capital is lively all through the year. For sightseeing ...

Archaia Olympia (Modern Greek: Αρχαία Ολυμπία ... including votive figurines and vases. The first Olympic festival was organized on the site by the authorities of Elis in the 8th century BC – with ...

Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture Two small vases found among the shackled skeletons allowed ... Cylon was an athlete at the 640 BC Olympic games. His victory there gave him an elevated status and the ...

As the island of Patmos continues to evolve, one local designer considers just how much of the past to incorporate into her ...

An ancient Greek vase on loan from the British Museum is the highlight of a new exhibition in Hull. Sirens, Women and the Sea is being shown at the Ferens Art Gallery until 5 March. The exhibition ...

A taste of the suffering to come had already been evident in 2005, when the European Commission put Greece under fiscal monitoring after the state had spent more than €9 billion on the Olympics ...

Last year's Paris Olympics may have been a resounding success ... into the back while the front of the medal depicts Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. She would not be impressed.