Archaeologists found an ancient bust of the Greek god Zeus in western Turkey. Located right near the remains of a temple dedicated to Aphrodite, the statue is a remnant of one of the Roman Empire’s ...

ANKARA / ISTANBUL, 4 March (BelTA - Anadolu) - The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Monday the discovery of a marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus—the pantheon's chief ...

History: In about 450 B.C., the city of Olympia -- where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. -- built a temple to honor the god Zeus. Many considered the Doric-style temple too simple, so a ...

Bettany arrives at Rhodes by boat to investigate the story behind the legendary Colossus of Rhodes; at sunset, Bettany sails for mainland Greece to explore the Statue of Zeus at Olympia.