Greek Baths in ancient Olympia
The Greek Baths in ancient Olympia are the earliest baths in the sanctuary and they are situated on the west side, outside the sacred enclosure of the Altis, near the bank of the river Kladeos.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: part of the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece
- Also known as: “Greek baths of Olympia” and “Olympia Older/Younger Sitz-Bath, Greek Bath”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 190 metres east of Greek Baths in ancient Olympia.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. Temple of Zeus is situated 200 metres east of Greek Baths in ancient Olympia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Archaia Pisa
Village
Pisa is a village situated 2.15 kilometres to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis.
Greek Baths in ancient Olympia
- Categories: thermae, ancient Roman structure, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Missolonghi, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Greek Baths in ancient Olympia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Olympia Older/Younger Sitz-Bath”
- Finnish: “Kreikkalainen kylpylä”
- German: “Olympia alt/neu Sitz-Bath”
- Greek: “Ελληνικά λουτρά Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Ελληνικά λουτρά της Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Ελληνικά Λουτρά”
- Italian: “Bagni greci di Olimpia”
- Spanish: “Baños griegos de Olimpia”
- Swedish: “Olympia Older/Younger Sitz-Bath”
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