The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ... which once housed one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus. It's a place where history breathes, and every ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA Departing in the shadow of the Acropolis from Athens, the traditional center of ancient learning, a scholartourist of 250 B.C. would likely have set off on his grand ...

The statue was placed in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, which was a declared area and the site for the ancient Olympic Games. Ancient author Strabo wrote about the size of the statue as so large ...

Inside stood a giant statue of Zeus made from gold and ivory. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but of culture, politics, and religion.

Over time the site of Olympia ... the gold and ivory Statue of Zeus that sat upon his throne in the high temple, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

This papyrus, found in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and dating to A.D. 267, is apparently the first known bribery contract in ancient sports ... of bronze statues of Zeus at Olympia, for example.

Inside stood a giant statue of Zeus made from gold and ivory. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but of culture, politics, and religion.