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The modern Olympic Games have their roots in the ancient ones, which can be traced to 776 B.C. The games were held every four years for nearly 12 centuries in Greeces oldest spiritual center Olympia.
Artists conception, looking south, of the ancient sanctuary as it may have appeared around 300 AD; visitors can see only ruins
Modern equivalent
9 Metroon Temple
1 Hippodrome Horse, chariot races 2 South Stoa (colonnade) 3 Stoa (colonnade) of Echo Named
because sounds echoed in it renovated three times; could seat 20,000 Equestrian center
contained Altar of Zeus Horkios, on which athletes swore oath before games
Statue of Nike, Greek goddess of victory, stood atop 30-ft. (9-m) pedestal in front of the entrance to Temple of Zeus Symbolized victory in many areas of Greek life, including sports
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temples; Roman aqueduct emptied 16 Altis Sacred grove into it 12 Pelopion Shrine of Pelops, king 17 Philippeion Contains five statues of Peloponnese and founder of games, of Alexander the Great; named for his according to Greek myth father, Philip II, who began construction 13 Temple of Zeus Held gigantic figure 18 Pyrtaneion Sanctuary officials of Zeus holding Nike (Victory), headquarters; housed sacred hearth sculpted by Pheidias; one of seven with its eternal flame; official guests, wonders of ancient world game winners entertained here Olympic torch, cauldron
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19 Leonidation Guest house for officials 20 Workshop of Pheidias 22 Roman hotel 23 Palaestra Wrestling school where
Accommodations for officials
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Ionian Sea
ALBANIA
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G R E E C E
Ancient Olympia
50 km 50 miles
Aegean Sea
24 Swimming pool
Athens