Olympic Games 1896
Greek News
On This Day in 1896 the First Modern Olympic Games Began in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium, the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.
Athens was chosen to honor the birthplace of the...
Diplomacy
Germany Returns 1896 Olympic Marathon Winner Spyros Louis' Prize to Greece
''Skyphos,'' an ancient pottery vessel won by Spyros Louis, the first winner of the Marathon in the first modern Olympic Games of Athens in 1896, was returned to Greece from Germany recently and was put on public display in...