The Temple of Hera at Olympia: The Oldest Temple and Home of the Olympic Flame
The Temple of Hera at Olympia, known as the Heraion, is the oldest temple of the whole sanctuary and one of the earliest Doric temples in Greece. Built around 600 BC and dedicated to Hera, the queen of the gods, it predates the great Temple of Zeus by more than a century, and its worn … Read more