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The Ancient Olympic Games began as a celebration, but evolved into a spectacle of athletic perfection and individual achievement.

The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was one of the well known wonders of the ancient world, and has become the basis for modern structures such as the Lincoln Memorial.

The Greek Gods Apollo and Athena embody several imortant aspects of Greek Society: Warfare, Justice, Chastity and Wisdom.

When the main means of transporting goods overland was by camel there were countless staging posts strung out along the great caravan trails of the Middle East.

The statue of Zeus at Olympia was an ideal representation of the high Classical style of art, and a significant reminder of the strength of Greek religion.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a tomb built for Mausollos, a Persian governor, by his wife Artemisia II from 353 to 350 BC.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was built by the Achmaenid Dynasty in the Persian Empire to honour the goddess Artemis.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus was the site of the Athens carnival celebrations in the 19th Century.

Important to history of Syria in terms of trade and defence, Apamea was one of the most important Middle Eastern cities of the Seleucid and Roman Empire

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, also called Olympian Zeus, is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Along with Ephesus and Pergamum, Smyrna represented one of the most beautiful ancient cities in the Roman Province of Asia following centuries of rebuilding.

The Athens Happy Train is a cheap way of visiting main attractions and is especially popular with kids.

Istanbul Arkeoloji Muzeleri displays word-class Turkish, Hellenistic and Roman artefacts in fascinating collections highlighting the cultural wealth of civilisations.

The Olympics officially began in 776 B.C.E in Greece, and were held in honor of Olympian Zeus.

The first Olympic Games were held from before 776 BC and adhered to a strict truce between rival nations throughout Greece.

Most people know that a list of seven wonders of the ancient world exists, but very few can name them. What, and where, were they?

There is plenty to do and see in Libya especially for travelers who like antiquities, ruins and deserts, beaches, and all the magic of the ages that surrounds them.

Half man half horse, the Centaur Cheiron was, unlike his violent fellow Centaurs, a wise, benevolent creature that lived in the wooded mountains of Thessaly, Greece.

The modern Olympic games has grown from a small event in which 245 competitors took part to a multi media, multi million pound sporting extravaganza.

The Great Pyramid of Giza remains to this day both intact and in surprisingly good shape. The reason for this, clearly, is its intrinsic structural stability.