Imagine standing in the silent presence of a living being that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, the birth of ...

Nestled in the heart of Crete, Greece, stands the Olive Tree of Vouves, one of the oldest living olive trees in the world. Estimated to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old, this extraordinary ...

The mayor believes that by the time the work is finished, the birthplace of democracy will have shed 3 degrees off of annual ...

Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo ... This jar shows people harvesting olives. The olive is a very valuable tree in Greece. People ate the fruit, but also crushed olives ...

Ancient Greek homes were built around a courtyard ... This jar shows people harvesting olives. The olive is a very valuable tree in Greece. People ate the fruit, but also crushed olives to make ...

While one legends claims the games were established by Heracles (Hercules), who brought a sacred olive tree to Olympia ... name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the ...

His belief that the gods must be good or otherwise not be gods ran contrary to almost all Greek mythology ... (Hercules), who brought a sacred olive tree to Olympia, an alternative myth has ...