1.1k Views. Well, the torch is must less than a symbol than the flame that it holds. Back in the day, when Ancient Greece held the Olympics-there a sacred flame was lit from the sunâs rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed.
Germany finishes paying WWI reparations, ending century of 'guilt'. Few people in Germany noted the country's final $94 million WWI reparations payment on Sunday. Some historians say that's for the best. October 4, 2010. The Reichstag building is illuminated with a German flag during a reception marking the 20th anniversary of Germany's reunification in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 3.
Germany owes Greece money for the war â but morality neednât come into it. Germany owes Greece money for the war â but morality neednât come into it. The triumph of Alexis Tsiprasâs Syriza in last monthâs elections means that the old debate about whether Germany still owes Greece wartime reparation payments is emphatically back on the table.