Moreover it’s more lenient than the IOC’s historical counterpart, the ancient Greek Olympic Council ... a boxer named Eupolus of Thessaly bribed three of his opponents to let him win.

In Thessaly, in the heart of mainland Greece, lies the Theopetra cave. It is home to a 23,000-year-old wall, considered to be ...

Homer’s epic account of the Trojan war in the Iliad depicts the Mycenaeans — members of an ancient civilization ... Andreas Flouris at the University of Thessaly in Volos, Greece, and his ...

The history is so long ... some of the athletic scandals in ancient Greece, including a boxing bribery incident at the 98th Olympics in 388 B.C. Eupolus of Thessaly allegedly bribed all three ...

If there is a place that symbolises the uniqueness of Thessaly, it is undoubtedly the Meteora. Here, vast stone pillards sculpted by erosion hold, as if in balance, ancient monasteries clinging to ...

#17 Ancient Greek Gold Tiara (Diadem), 325-330 Bc , Demetrias/Thessaly Stathatos Collection Gallery, National Archaeological Museum, Athens Photo: Gsry Todd Image credits: Archeology and art ...

It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible ... The tale came out of the region of Thessaly, in Greece, where early epic poetry developed.

It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible ... The tale came out of the region of Thessaly, in Greece, where early epic poetry developed.