Olympia, in Greece, offers beautiful sights such as the excavation museum, Temple of Zeus, ruins of the sports complex, sculptures and marble statues of the heroes of Olympic games. Olympia was first excavated in the late 19th century by the French expedition 'Scientifique de...

AS I MADE MY WAY FROM the backstage area toward the wings of the stage on Olympia night last Oct. 30, I noticed a number of surprised faces watching me pass by. It seemed there were people who bet against me making the show...

Greek authorities will launch an ambitious effort next month to replant the blackened wasteland left behind by the summer's deadly wildfires around the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.Culture Minister Michalis Liapis said Thursday that 3,200 saplings and bushes would be planted on the Hill of...

Revered as the holiest sanctuary in ancient Greece, Olympia in the western Peloponnese hosted the ancient Olympic Games for more than 1,000 years after they started in 776 B.C.Ruined temples of Zeus, king of the ancient Greek gods, and his wife Hera still stand on...

In studying the reclining nude, a comparative look at Titian's "Venus of Urbino", Manet's "Olympia" and Morimura's "Portrait: Futago" helps to explain the changing perceptions of the female over time. Titian displayed the Renaissance perspective of women as objects of desire and beauty, submissive yet self-assured. Transitioning between Realism and Impressionism, Manet communicated the reality of women's social status, an object of desire yet more in control. And Morimura di