Olympia
PlaceAncient Greek Sites
Greek town and sanctuary, site of the ancient Olympic Games.
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, known for its adjacent archaeological site. In antiquity, the site was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary centered on Zeus and hosted the ancient Olympic Games every four years from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Its surviving ruins include a stadium, while many movable artifacts are held in three site museums.
- Location
- Elis, on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece
- Ancient Games
- Held every four years from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD
- Primary deity
- Zeus
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Olympia, Greece (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q38888
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By John Karakatsanis from Athens, Greece. CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsJohn Karakatsanis from Athens, Greece, Ancient Olympia, GreeceModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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