OLYMPIA

Olympia was a major Greek sanctuary in the Peloponnesian penisula of Greece (see map), home of the Olympian games held every four years from the eighth century BCE to the fourth century CE. It contained the most important ancient Greek temple of Zeus (whose famous cult statue is shown in this modern model), as well as other temples and structures associated with the games. This model illustrates part of the site during the Roman period; the white structure with high curved walls is the nymphaeum of Regilla: