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Ancient Olympia

• Famous Olympic Victors
• History of Olympia
• Monuments
  • Temple of Zeus, 470 - 456 BC
  • Temple of Hera, late 7th century BC
  • The palaestra, 3rd century BC
  • The entrance to the Stadium
  • The Stadium, 4th century BC
  • Pheidias' workshop
  • Treasury of  Sikyon, 648 BC
• Art
  • Pediments of the temple of Zeus, 470 - 456 BC
  • The chryselephantine statue of Zeus, by Pheidia 432 BC
  • The golden apples of Esperides, Metope
  • The cleansing of the Augeias' stables, Metope
  • The Stymphalian birds, Metope
  • Apollo, West pediment
  • The abduction of Deidameia, West pediment
  • Divine figure, East pediment
  • Lapith youth fighting, West pediment
  • Nike Paionios, 425 - 421 BC
  • Hermes of Praxiteles, 343 BC
  • Zeus and Ganymedes, 470 BC
  • Miltiades helmet, 490 BC
  • Centaurs killing Kaeneus, 630 BC
  • Bronze heads of griffins, 7th century BC
• Coinage (1)
  • Coinage (2)
  • Coinage (3)
• Athletics
• Map of Peloponnese