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In ancient Greece the Olympic games were held in honour of Zeus, King of the Gods. The games were part of a great five day festival held every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis. It was an opportunity for individual cities to get together and people came in large numbers from all over the Greek world.
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Roll your mouse over the photo to see how he may have looked.
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Can you guess what these stones used to be? |
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Read what the traveller Pausanias wrote on his visit to Olympia in the Resource section. |
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