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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have been left reeling after uncovering a cave that pre-dates the Great Pyramid by 16,000 years ...

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 ...