The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.

Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance from ... After reading this inspirational poem, Michel Bréal, a member of the organizing committee for the first Olympics, proposed ...

The Grand Palais is a magnificent site at the heart of Paris. Thanks to the most advanced construction techniques at the time, the Grand Palais, which was built for the Paris Universal Exhibition in ...