The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years ... Image caption, These are the ruins of the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a giant statue of ...
Greece, the cradle of ... to little more a vast collection of ruins including temples, theatres and mosaic-decorated houses. The archaeological site of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games ...
It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers ... meaning of the elaborate ceremony held among the ruins of Ancient Olympia ahead of each modern Olympiad.