Olympic Games

• Olympia Archaeological Museum

  The Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the most visited museums in Greece. It is located in Olympia, Peloponnese, which is one of the most important archaeological sites and the birth of the original Olympic Games.…

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• Olympia Archaeological Site

  Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential ancient Greek sanctuaries. It has been renown since antiquity as the founder and host of the Olympic Games which took place every four years, starting in 776 BCE.  Olympia archaeological site is…

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• Olympic Games History

  For the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games existed since mythical times, but no definitive time of their inauguration can be identified with any certainty. The first Olympiad was held in 776 BCE, and this is the year that provides the…

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• History of Ancient Olympia

  The sanctuary at Olympia (Ολυμπία) is positioned in a serene and fertile valley between the Alpheios and the Kladeos rivers in western Peloponnese, in Elis. In antiquity it was the host of the Olympic games for a thousand years, and…

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