Description: A plan of the ancient Greek sanctuary of Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games. Olympia is near the Peloponnese city of Elis. The plan shows the location of the stadium, gymnasium, temple, and other ancient features, including buildings from the archaic period (treasuries and Bouleuterion), classical period (Stadium, Pelopion, and Leonidaion), Hellenistic period (Palaestra and Theokoleon), and Roman period (Nympheum of Herodes Atticus, Villa of Nero, and Baths of Kladeos).
Place Names: Greece, Olympi
ISO Topic Categories: structure,
society,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Plan of Olympia, physical, historical, Olympic Games, Olympics, kAncientGreece, physical features, structure,
society,
inlandWaters, Unknown,776–445 BC
Source: Day Otis Kellogg, Encyclopædia Britannica Vol. XVII (New York, NY: Werner Company, 1903) 767
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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