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

Britons looking for a European destination with lots of sightseeing and the perfect springtime temperatures to soak in some ...

One of the most outstanding messengers in ancient history was Euchid, who gained fame for his journey following the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. It is believed that he covered an impressive distance ...

Nearly 2,500 years ago, a Greek wrestler, Milo of Croton, was regarded as the strongest person ever lived in the known world.

The charming village of Olympia in mainland Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and is often overlooked by ...

Diplomatic Courier staff writer Stephanie Gull brings you three under–the–radar stories from Europe: A furor over a 'hijab ban' in France, lab-grown meat in the UK, and honey in Turkey.

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

It's described as one of the earliest forms of soccer with one ancient rule telling players not to murder each other.

New DNA research shows that half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya, who lived in Ukraine 5,000 ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of people there to ...