In the lead-up to the Olympic Games, take a look at the place where it all began.
Olympia was the birthplace of the most famous and important sporting event in the ancient world. The site was dedicated to Zeus.Considered the most important of all the competitions between the city states, this is where the Olympic Games took place every four years for 12 centuries. The site was both a games venue and a religious sanctuary dedicated to Zeus. Get there early, or in the late afternoon when it’s largely free of crowds.
Ponder over the superb exhibits, from votive offerings such as small figurines and terracotta pots, along with exquisite signet rings, chains and oil lamps that help you envisage human activity. Other fascinating objects are the statues of victors that stood atop columns, tripods and detailed mosaic floors. You can even circle around the fourth-century Parian marble statue of Hermes carrying baby Dionysus, carved by Praxiteles, and Nike, the goddess of victory, by Paionios.
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