Throughout history, the monumental constructions of the ancient world have gripped imaginations as much for their feats of engineering as for their restricted number and prior acclaim. From ...

Zeus was the ruler of the Olympian gods and brother to Poseidon and Hades. Zeus was worshiped throughout the Greek world, the most important sites being at Athens, Acragas, and Olympia. At Olympia ...

As a sacred place used regularly in religious ceremonies, as well as playing host to the Ancient Games, Olympia was at the centre of Greek civilisation. Renowned expert Paul Christesen gives ...

The Helmet of Miltiades. Photograph: Archaeological Museum of Olympia/ Oren Rozen/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0 The discovery of the helmet of Miltiades, who fought at the Battle of Marathon is one ...

The three main architectural styles used for temples and other formal public buildings in ancient Greece were the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian classical orders. The three orders were first described by ...

Located near the Acropolis and the Benaki Museum, the Temple of Olympian Zeus is a tall and impressive marble structure that dates back to the 6th century B.C. The site has a long and storied ...

Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, recently made several discoveries in the area around Deir al-Bahari (also spelled Deir el-Bahari and Dayr al-Baḥrī), the famous mortuary temple built by ...

Snowy night at the Festival of Lights at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Momon Temple Kensington Maryland. (Getty Images/PBallay) The Christmas light display at the Church of ...

During the time of the early church pagans would go to a particular temple to pay allegiance to their god of choice. If you wanted Zeus to hear you, you went to his temple—with the idea he was present ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I refused to attend the wedding of one of the teachers at my wife’s dance studio when the invitation included their bank account info, asking for “cash gifts ONLY.” ...