Ancient Olympia

one of The Seven Wonders of the World

town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

ancient women's sports festival in Olympia

thumb|upright=1.25|Death of Myrtilus depicted on a cinerary urn

Greek sculptor of the late 5th century BC

thumb|Sanctuary of Poseidon, Kalaureia In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peribolos was a court enclosed by a wall, especially one surrounding a sacred area such as a temple, shrine, or altar. This area, however, is not a necessary element to these structures since those built earlier only included markers (e.g. horoi or boundary stones) to indicate imaginary boundaries. Excavations reveal that there are sanctuaries that included a peribolos later in its history, signifying a change in religious mentality. During the Roman times, there were pereboloi used as meeting places to conduct b

The Philippeion () in the Altis of Olympia was a tholos made of in limestone and marble. Originally, it contained chryselephantine (ivory and gold) statues of the family of Philip II, including himself, his son Alexander the Great, one of his wives Olympias, his father Amyntas III, and his mother Eurydice I. It was made by the Athenian sculptor Leochares as a memorial celebrating Philip's victory at the battle of Chaeronea (338 BC). It was the only structure inside the Altis dedicated to human beings rather than gods.

ancient Olympic venue in Olympia, Greece

In Greek mythology, the Taraxippos (; plural: taraxippoi, "horse disturber", latinized as Taraxippus; Latin equorum conturbator) was a presence, variously identified as a ghost or dangerous site, blamed for frightening horses at hippodromes throughout Greece. Some taraxippoi were associated with the Greek hero cults or with Poseidon in his aspect as a god of horses () who brought about the death of Hippolytus. Pausanias, the ancient source offering the greatest number of explanations, regards it as an epithet rather than a single entity.

thumb|Leionidaion at southwest corner of Olympia sanctuary thumb|The remains of the Leonidaion (2020) thumb|Floor plan of the Leonidaion

ancient edifice in Olympia, Greece

thumb|Remains of the Pelopion in Olympia The Pelopion was a structure at the ancient site of Olympia, Greece. It was the alleged tomb of Pelops, a figure in Greek mythology. It was a monument surrounded by a pentagonal structure. The tomb became an altar for animal sacrifices in Archaic Greece and continued to serve as an altar into the Roman era, until it fell into disuse with the advent of Christianity. It consisted of a mound of ashes and compacted earth, at the peak of which the sacrifice would take place – a black ram was sacrificed here every year in honor of Pelops. In order to get to t

a building inside the archaeological site of Olympia.

bronze statues of Zeus as penalty for Olympic cheating

ruined building complex in ancient Olympia, Greece

ancient thermae of Olympia, Greece

ruins in Ancient Olympia Municipality, Greece

ancient Greek multi-figure terracotta statue group

The Echo colonnade was the eastern boundary of the Sacred Altis (precinct) of Olympia

ancient track for chariot and horse racing at the Olympic games

In Ancient Greece, the dynasty of Iamidai (Latinised as Iamidae) at Olympia were an extended family of seers, the "house of Iamus", one of the two clans from which the administrators of the Olympic Games were drawn, well into the 3rd century CE. At Olympia, they would interpret the entrails of burnt offerings. Like their equals at Olympia, the Klytidai, who claimed descent from Melampous, by way of Klytios, grandson of Amphiaraos, the Iamidai claimed descent from Iamus, a son of Apollo (the central figure of the west pediment) and was the mythical ancestor of the Iamidai. Tisamenos was induced