DVD12

Ancient Olympia

1.THE MUSEUM (With maps, drawings, reconstructions).

Experience the greatest sculptural masterpieces in world history. The Hermes of Praxiteles, the Nike of Paionios, the eastern pediment of the Temple of Zeus depicting Pelops and Oenomaos, Zeus and Ganymede, the works of Pheidias...clay, bronze, and marble statues and statuettes which bring to life the legendary period of Ancient Hellenic History.

2.THE HOLY SITE OF ZEUS (With maps, drawings, reconstructions).

The history of the legendary site which housed the Olympic Games during the glorious era of classical antiquity.The customs and traditions of the Olympic Games in the land of their birth. The Stadium, the Gallery of the Judges, the Sacred Altis, the Temple of Zeus, the Heraion, the Philippeion, the Prytaneion, the Garden of Treasures, the Register and the Nymphaion of Herodus, the Portico of Echo, the Crypt, and other wonderful debris of an enchanting locale fabled in history.