What is Olympia?
{{for|the city in the United States|Olympia, Washington}} {{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Ancient Olympia |name_local = {{lang|grc|Αρχαία Ολυμπία}} |image_skyline = Ancient Olympia, Greece2.jpg |caption_skyline = |image_map = |city_flag = |city_seal = |lat_deg = 37 |lat_min = 38 |lon_deg = 21 |lon_min = 37 |elevation_min = |elevation = 63 |elevation_max = |periph = [[West Greece]] |periphunit = [[Elis (regional unit)|Elis]] |pop_municipality = 13409 |area_municipality = 544.9 |pop_municunit = 8128 |area_municunit = |pop_community = 972 |mayor = |since = |population_as_of = 2011 |population = |area = |population_metro = |area_metro = |postal_code = 270 25 |area_code = 26240 |licence = OG |website = }} '''Olympia''' ({{lang-grc|Ολυμπία}} ''Olympía'') was a place in [[ancient Greece]]. It was in [[Elis]], which is now called [[Ilia]]; and is in the east of the city [[Pyrgos]]. It was the site of the [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] in classical times, the most famous games in history. The Olympic Games were held every [[Olympiad|four years]] throughout [[Classical Antiquity]], from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bickerman|first=E. J.|title=Chronology of the ancient world|year=1982|publisher=Cornell Univ. Press|location=Ithaca, N.Y.|isbn=0-8014-1282-X|pages=75|edition=2nd ed., 2nd print.}}</ref> The first Olympic Games were in honour of [[Zeus]]. == History == [[File:Olimpia FilipTemple.JPG|thumb|Ruins of the [[Philippeion]]]] [[File:Greece-0585 (2215943566).jpg|thumb|[[Palaestra at Olympia]]]] [[File:Stadio Olimpia 2007.JPG|thumb|The [[Stadium at Olympia|Olympia stadium]]]] Olympia was a [[sanctuary]], consisting of various buildings. These included a [[hippodrome]], [[Palaestra at Olympia|Palaestra]], [[Gymnasium