Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of some of the scenic landscape that surrounds the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea.Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of some of the scenic landscape that surrounds the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea. In the image centre is the 330 BC Temple of Zeus, currently under restoration.The picturesque scenery encircling the Sanctuary of Zeus in Nemea, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The landscape of Nemea, characterised by its gentle, rolling hills, is rich with Greece’s foremost vineyards.Freshwater stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brings fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium, which dates from 330 BCE, is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst a scenic landscape.A fresh drinking water settling basin found along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium, which dates from 330 BCE, is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst a scenic landscape.Drinking water edifice at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium, which dates from 330 BCE, is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst a scenic landscape.The original starting line (balbis) marked with stones at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. There is a stepped base at each end of the balbis for the support of a statue. The stone line, featuring two grooves for athletes’ toes, initiated the footraces. Vertical sockets held posts that divided the athletes into 12 lanes. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium, which dates from 330 BCE, is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst a scenic landscape.View from the north of the ancient track and stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium, which dates from 330 BCE, is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst a scenic landscape.General overview of the ancient stadium from the south, Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The stadium, located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst a scenic landscape, partly uses the hill. The 600 ancient feet long ancient running track still shows its original starting lines marked with stones.General overview of the ancient stadium from the south, Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The stadium sits partly cut into the hill, 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus and surrounded by a scenic landscape. Stones still mark the original starting lines on the 600 ancient feet long running track.Arched limestone vaulted competitor’s entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 320 BCE, the tunnel is 36 meters long, and its walls contain ancient graffiti with the names of some athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.Arched limestone vaulted competitor’s entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 320 BCE, the tunnel is 36 meters long, and its walls contain ancient graffiti with the names of some athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.Arched limestone vaulted competitor’s entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. The 36-metre tunnel, constructed in 320 BCE, features ancient graffiti on its walls, including the names of some athletes and brief details about them.Arched limestone vaulted competitor’s entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 320 BCE, the tunnel is 36 metres long, and its walls contain ancient graffiti with the names of some athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.Arched limestone vaulted competitor’s entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 320 BCE, the tunnel is 36 metres long, and its walls contain ancient graffiti with the names of some athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.The Apodyterion, the ancient changing room in which athletes would prepare themselves for competition, Nemea, Greece. Access to the stadium from the room was via the vaulted tunnel.Underground crypt at the rear (western end) of the Cella of the Temple of Zeus, Nemea, Greece. A local oracle had possibly used the crypt. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.Missing paving slabs, which may have been the cult statue’s location in the Cella floor of the Temple of Zeus, Nemea, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.Underground crypt at the rear (western end) of the cella of the Temple of Zeus, Nemea, Greece. A local oracle had possibly used the crypt. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Peloponnese, Greece. Built in 330 BCE on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple comprising 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.
