Esther's photos with the keyword: Olympia

2016 World Figure Skating Championships Making ice during a break in the skating competition Not the Sunday Challenge: visual pun. A play on the slang word meaning to relax and chilling the ice. AIMG 2021

2013 World Synchronized Skating Championships, Boston, MA - Olympia - Czech Republic National Champions. AIMG_8503

2013 World Synchronized Skating Championships, Boston, MA - Olympia - Czech Republic National Champions. AIMG_8505

Olympia Greece AIMG_3983

Olympia Greece. "Tradition holds that the first Olympic Games were held in 776BC, but they might actually have started way before then. The games were a peace treaty between Sparta and Elis, and it was soon decided that all Greek states could take part in them as long as they respected the sacred truce that must be held during the games. This period of peace was for a month at first, but because so many states took part and people from all over came to watch, it was extended to three months, always during summer. Because the sacred truce gave the kings and leaders from all over Greece a chance to meet unarmed, Olympia became an important place for political discussions and trade. It also enhanced the feeling of unity amongst the Greeks, along with the language and religion. Olympia was to be renovated many times, and new buildings were added through the ages. Famous people came here to watch the games, such and Plato and Aristotle , and before them, in the 6th century BC, Thales of Miletus had died of a heat stroke here. Gelon and Hieron of Syracusae were to compete in the games, and so was Alcibiades , Alexander the Great and Nero. Slaves and women, especially married ones, were strictly forbidden to watch the games, and if a woman was caught as a spectator, she was immediately thrown off Mt. Typaeon.Women could compete though, and besides that, the Heraia were also held here; foot races for young maids in the area." www.katakolon-greece.com/greece-olympia.html AIMG_3921 AIMG_3935

This arch in Olympia Greece stands as a testiment to its construction. Olympia is believed to be the home of the what was later know as the first Olympic games. Olympia Greece. Olympia Greece. "Tradition holds that the first Olympic Games were held in 776BC, but they might actually have started way before then. The games were a peace treaty between Sparta and Elis, and it was soon decided that all Greek states could take part in them as long as they respected the sacred truce that must be held during the games. This period of peace was for a month at first, but because so many states took part and people from all over came to watch, it was extended to three months, always during summer. Because the sacred truce gave the kings and leaders from all over Greece a chance to meet unarmed, Olympia became an important place for political discussions and trade. It also enhanced the feeling of unity amongst the Greeks, along with the language and religion. Olympia was to be renovated many times, and new buildings were added through the ages. Famous people came here to watch the games, such and Plato and Aristotle , and before them, in the 6th century BC, Thales of Miletus had died of a heat stroke here. Gelon and Hieron of Syracusae were to compete in the games, and so was Alcibiades , Alexander the Great and Nero. Slaves and women, especially married ones, were strictly forbidden to watch the games, and if a woman was caught as a spectator, she was immediately thrown off Mt. Typaeon.Women could compete though, and besides that, the Heraia were also held here; foot races for young maids in the area." www.katakolon-greece.com/greece-olympia.html ODT: Over and under AIMG_3933

Sunflowers in Olympia, Greece. AIMG_3985

Olympia Greece. These ruins date from the 6th Century BC. "Tradition holds that the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC, but they might actually have started way before then. The games were a peace treaty between Sparta and Elis, and it was soon decided that all Greek states could take part in them as long as they respected the sacred truce that must be held during the games. This period of peace was for a month at first, but because so many states took part and people from all over came to watch, it was extended to three months, always during summer. Because the sacred truce gave the kings and leaders from all over Greece a chance to meet unarmed, Olympia became an important place for political discussions and trade. It also enhanced the feeling of unity amongst the Greeks, along with the language and religion. Olympia was to be renovated many times, and new buildings were added through the ages. Famous people came here to watch the games, such and Plato and Aristotle , and before them, in the 6th century BC, Thales of Miletus had died of a heat stroke here. Gelon and Hieron of Syracusae were to compete in the games, and so was Alcibiades , Alexander the Great and Nero. Slaves and women, especially married ones, were strictly forbidden to watch the games, and if a woman was caught as a spectator, she was immediately thrown off Mt. Typaeon.Women could compete though, and besides that, the Heraia were also held here; foot races for young maids in the area." www.katakolon-greece.com/greece-olympia.html AIMG_3923

Katakolon, Greece is a port city on the western side of Greece with just over 600 inhabitants. It is a popular cruise ship destination because of its proximity to Olympia. AIMG_3900