The Search for Olympia






This is a picture of the archway the Olympic athletes walked through on their way into the arena... 

On the left was a "wall of shame" where statues of the athletes who had been caught cheating in the games were placed...  It was the last thing the athletes saw before they began their competition...



This is all that remains of the great Temple of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World... 

Wynkyn was amazed at how massive it was and how awesome it must have been to the ancient Greeks...  Of course, the Temple of Hera (Zeus' jealous and often wrathful wife) was just around the corner...

 


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