The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, ...
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The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...
Olympia, Greece, where the weather reaches a refreshing 16C in April, is ideal for those looking to avoid the blistering summer heat. Known as the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games ...
For these avid travellers, Olympia in Greece has been singled out as an ideal spot to visit during the off-season, offering milder weather and fewer tourists. Olympia, where temperatures reach a ...
It could seat 50,000 spectators! The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch ...
was previously in the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Researchers in New York and Greece determined “that it illegitimately left” that museum, according to a Met announcement.
At a ceremony this week, Greece’s culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s Ella Jeffries Staff Contributor Items like this ...
It was originally discovered in a river bed in Olympia, in the Peloponnese region of Greece, in 1914 by the curator of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, but it went missing roughly two decades ...
This follows new provenance research that suggests the artifact was probably stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in the 1930s. The object will be loaned back to the Met from Greece ...