10Archaeological site of ancient Olympia

Olympia is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the archaeological site of the same name, which in ancient times was the site of an important sanctuary and of course the site of the Olympic Games.

Of special interest is the Pelopion, the tomb of the Pelops, the mythical ancestor of Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek army in the Trojan War.

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