After 1,700 years the first ancient Greek temple opened in Arcadia, Peloponnese over the weekend. Hundreds of people attended ...

The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

as it was dedicated to Zeus, the patriarch of all Greek gods and the ruler of Mount Olympus. While only 15 of the original 104 columns of the temple are still standing, this landmark is one of the ...

Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, located within the archaeological site of Olympia, is a testament to the ancient Greek civilization’s architectural prowess. Constructed over a period of 13 years ...

We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the middle of the fifth century B.C., with worshippers gathered in its towering central sanctuary paying tribute to a 40-foot ...

In this, the ancients looked to Hades, god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon ... The Erechtheion, a temple to Athena, occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis.

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch ... The entire games were dedicated to Zeus. Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a huge ...