WELCOME to ANCIENT OLYMPIA GREECE - 2018 vlog
Welcome to ancient Olympia Greece! This is where the first Olympic Games were practiced in 776 BC. We tour the site of the ancient games, including the gym, the stadium, and temple of Zeus.
Unlike the modern games, the ancient Olympics were practice by free-born Greek men. The games were practiced here in Olympia rather than a different city each year. It is one of the great contributions the Greeks have passed on to modern times.
We run across the ancient starting line for the Olympic pentathlon. Next, we visit the Olympia Museum to visit the statues that were uncovered in Olympia.
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Ancient Olympia in Greece, Home of the Original Olympic Games
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BC. The Olympic Games were held every four years throughout Classical Antiquity, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The first Olympic Games were in honor of Zeus. The flame for each modern Olympic Games is still lit in the town, by a reflection of sunlight in a parabolic mirror, and carried by torch to the place where the games are to be held.
The sanctuary, known as the Altis, consists of an unordered arrangement of various buildings. Enclosed within the temenos (sacred enclosure) are the Temple of Hera and Temple of Zeus, the Pelopion and the area of the altar, where the sacrifices were made. The hippodrome and later stadium were also to the east. To the north of the sanctuary can be found the Prytaneion and the Philippeion, as well as the array of treasuries representing the various city states. The Metroon lies to the south of these treasuries, with the Echo Stoa to the East.
Olympia is also known for the gigantic ivory and gold statue of Zeus that used to stand there, sculpted by Pheidias, which was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Very close to the Temple of Zeus which housed this statue, the studio of Pheidias was excavated in the 1950s. Evidence found there, such as sculptor's tools, corroborates this opinion. The ancient ruins sit north of the Alfeios River and Mount Kronos. The Kladeos, a tributary of the Alfeios, flows around the area. Its located in the part of Greece which is called Peloponesse. In Ancient Greece, Olympia was sacred ground to the Greeks.
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The village, which is located very close to the archaeological site, at an altitude of 63 meters, is located 23 km. From the Tower. In the village, there are plenty of hotels and restaurants to serve tourists who arrive there from different parts of the world to admire the antiquities. The museum is one of the richest in Greece. Includes Hermes of Praxiteles and other wonderful statues. The villagers are engaged in agriculture and in tourism throughout the year. Today it is the seat of the Municipality of Ancient Olympia, while formerly the seat of the homonymous municipality Kapodistrian.
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Entering Olympic Stadium - Ancient Olympia, Greece
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