The site of Olympia, in a valley in the Peloponnesus, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century B.C., Olympia became a centre for the worship of Zeus. The Altis – the sanctuary ...

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Tourists visit the archaeological site of Olympia in Ancient Olympia on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, April 21, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) Tourists visit the archaeological site of Olympia in ...

The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, you can almost hear the echoes of the past, as if the ancient athletes were still racing down ...

The Greek Ministry of Culture continues its strategic plan for the restoration and presentation of the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia, with similar projects underway at the Baths of ...

ATHENS – Greek archaeologists have unearthed by chance a more than 2,500-year-old bronze bull idol at the archaeological site of Olympia, the culture ministry said on Friday. An observant ...

Organisers of the project say they hope "it will give visitors to the archaeological site of Olympia and the Museum of Ancient Olympia the possibility of viewing three-dimensional representations ...

"There is an archaeological context in which tools ... Peloponnese peninsula — home of the enormously later sites of Mycenae, Olympia and Pylos — contained the oldest Middle Palaeolithic ...