Greece - Olympia - Greek bust in modern Olympia hotel lobby

Standing in the corner of a brightly sun-lit window, a classical reproduction bust is seen in a hotel foyer in the modern town of Olympia, the birthplace of athletics and the Olympic ideal. Amid the woodland of ancient Olympia where for 1,100 continuous years, the ancients held their pagan festival of sport and debauchery. The modern games share many characteristics with its ancient counterpart. Corruption, politics and cheating interfered then as it does now and the 2004 Athens Olympiad echoed both what was great and horrid about the past.

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Richard Baker

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Greece Greek Olympic European EU Europe bust figure modern contemporary window sill bright reproduction repro corner hotel foyer classical statuette statue art cast likeness head shoulders figurine sculpture Peloponnese historical historic history heritage past fake era bygone mock pseudo pretend quasi millennia millennium age myths mythology

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