Treasuries at Olympia

Treasuries at Olympia

The Treasuries at Olympia were a series of small temple-shaped buildings located to the north side of the Altis or sanctuary at the site of Olympia in Greece. All but two were erected by Greek colonies to store valuable votive offerings.

The Treasuries were built on a natural terrace at the foot of Mt. Kronos. The best preserved and earliest treasury is that dedicated by Sicyon. West to east the treasuries were dedicated by: Sicyon, Syracuse, Byzantion, Sybaris, Cyrene, Selinus, Metapontium, Megara and Gela.

References

* [http://library.thinkquest.org/17709/cities/olympia.htm Olympia] at Thinkquest.org
* [http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/olympics/classical/ Olympics through time]


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