The Lighting Ceremony took place in the presence of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Ancient Olympia
At the facilities of the International Olympic Academy
The Hieros Gamos or Sacred Marriage, embodied the union of the male and female, to celebrate fertility and new life born from the Mother-Goddess
The reasons for his death are unclear
Discover archaeological sites that shed light on the cultural wealth of western Peloponnese
This is the greatest destruction of all time in Greece by a single fire
Fear for the archeological site
The Fire Brigade ordered the evacuation of Ancient Olympia
The museum displays inventions designed by the Syracuse-born scientist that have been reconstructed in the greatest possible detail
Flame starts journey to South Korea