The Ancient Stadium of Olympia: Where the Olympic Games Were Run

The clay running track of the Ancient Stadium of Olympia where the Olympic Games were held

The Ancient Stadium of Olympia is the running track where the Olympic Games were held every four years for more than a thousand years, the beating heart of the greatest festival of the ancient world. Reached through a stone-vaulted tunnel from the sacred precinct, its clay track still stretches its original 192 metres between the … Read more