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  2. File:Ancient Olympia, Greece37.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo taken with Nokia N8 (12 Megapixel). Αρχαία Ολυμπία. Φωτογραφία που τράβηξα με το Nokia N8. Date: 28 November 2010, 12:39: Source: Ancient Olympia, Greece: Author: John Karakatsanis from Athens, Greece

  3. Archaeological Museum of Olympia - Wikipedia

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    The Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the principal museums of Greece, located in Olympia. It is overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Sports , and, as of 2009, is directed by Georgia Xatzi.

  4. Olympia, Greece - Wikipedia

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    Olympia (Modern Greek: Ολυμπία [oli(m)ˈbi.a]; Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπία [olympí.aː]), officially Archaia Olympia (Greek: Αρχαία Ολυμπία lit. ' Ancient Olympia '), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

  5. Temple of Hera, Olympia - Wikipedia

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    The long ancient Olympic stadium is at far right. Olympic flame. The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods [1]: 195–197 . It was the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the most venerable in all Greece.

  6. Temple of Zeus, Olympia - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. [1]

  7. File:Model of ancient Olympia, British Museum5.jpg - Wikipedia

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    This model shows the site of Olympia, home of the ancient Olympic Games, as it looked around 100 BC. On a scale of 1:200, it represents the buildings, monuments and landscape of Olympia, but there would also have been thousands of statues. The largest of these was a gold and ivory statue of the god Zeus, over 13 metres tall.

  8. Rare coins minted during ancient Olympic Games unearthed in ...

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    A trove of 29 rare coins was recently unearthed in Greece, some of which were minted during the ancient Olympic Games, officials said. The pieces were discovered during an archaeological ...

  9. Greek Baths in ancient Olympia - Wikipedia

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    The Greek Baths in ancient Olympia are the earliest baths in the sanctuary and they are situated on the west side, outside the sacred enclosure of the Altis, [1] near the bank of the river Kladeos. [2] They were constructed during the 5th century B.C. and continued to develop throughout their use.