The Panathenaic Stadium held the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, and it was built on the site of a former stadium used for the Panathenaic games that dates back to 566 B.C. The unique marble ...

Zappeion Hall was built, and the nearby all-marble Panathenaic Stadium refurbished, all in time for the 1896 Olympics – the first Games of modern history. The Panathenaic Stadium, which remains ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

Even Atlanta’s “Coca-Cola games” — which was controversially ... Olympics torch has already made its way to the Athens Panathenaic Stadium display. Picture: Athos Sirianos In the three ...

Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in ... Olympics chief organiser Tony Estanguet at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics ...