The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Temples dedicated to Poseidon often became significant centers of worship, drawing pilgrims from across the ancient Greek world. The ancient Greeks built temples to honor their gods and ensure ...

A marble relief depicting a prancing horse believed to have been part of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Agrigento, Italy, has ...

The lack of a strict religious dogma associated with the worship of Greek gods also encouraged scholars to congregate at Delphi, and it became a focal point for intellectual enquiry, as well as an ...

A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess ... Click below to find out a bit more about them. The most famous temple in Greece was the Parthenon in Athens. Inside stood a giant statue of ...