Olympia

There is also Olympia, the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington.

The excavations in Ancient Olympia

Olympia is a small city in Greece. It is in the Ilia prefecture. It is located in the east of Pyrgos. Beside Olympia is river Alfeios.

Ancient Olympia

In the past Olympia was very important city. It is well-known due to Olympic games which was begun from here in 776 B.C.. During antiquity, Olympia was a powerful and rich town. It ruled over the west of Peloponnese. Olympia kept its strength and during Roman period. During the middle ages it began an unimportant city.

Olympic games

The Olympic games began from ancient Olympia in 776 B.C. They was founded by king Pelopas. They were taking place every four years, in the summers. All the ancient Greek towns were taking part. The winners of the Olympic games were very important people. The Olympic games were abolished by emperor of Byzantium Theodosius I, in 394 A.D.