BOSTON (CBS) - The finish line was painted long ago. Banners have graced lamp posts around Boston for months. Runners have been training for who knows how long. Now, one of the most traditional ...

THE GREEK CONSULATE OF BOSTON AND THE ALPHA OMEGA COUNCIL PRESENTED FOR OLIVE BRANCH WREATHS TO THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. THOSE WREATHS WILL CROWN THE WINNERS OF MONDAY’S MARATHON ...

Everyone who completes the Boston Marathon gets a medal, but only the winners of the top races get a golden wreath.The singing of the Greek national anthem was part of Thursday night’s ceremony ...

He was the defence attache at the British Embassy in the Greek capital. General Manoussos Paragioudakis, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, was attending the wreath-laying ...

The Olympic wreath has long been a sign of victory, a token of success that stems from the ancient Greek tradition and was later adopted by the Romans to signify martial victory. In the modern ...

A spectacular golden Macedonian funerary wreath dating back to the 4th Century BC has gone on display at the National Archaeology Museum in Greece. ... including bronze Etruscan pieces, frescoes, and ...

And amazingly, it’s now the ninth wreath to be uncovered during these subway excavations (which started back in 2008). Source: Archaeology News Network and Greek Reporter with a h/t to A Blog ...

Formed of an olive wreath motif of white diamonds amid rare vivid rubies, the Greek Ruby Wreath tiara was made from sentimental rubies originally belonging to Queen Olga of Greece. By Emma Samuel. 12 ...