Title

The bouleuterion at Olympia, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The bouleuterion at Olympia, Greece. A bouleuterion was a building which housed the council of citizens (boule) in Ancient Greece. This particular bouleuterion was made up of two buildings which dated from the mid-6th and the 5th centuries BC. Between the two buildings stood the altar of Zeus Horkios, where the athletes were sworn in before the games. Olympia, a sanctuary of ancient Greece, is probably best known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D74_377

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,5Mb) / 17,1in x 11,3in / 5136 x 3396 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings architecture politics continent European color colour ruins archaeology ruin Greece location Olympia photograph peloponnisos ruined archaeological site sanctuary archeology Peloponnese Ancient Greece Ancient Greek ancient site Ilia TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal bouleuterion Magal Samuel photograph