Assuming that, the uniqueness of each thing is also its identity, as the sun is the brightest star in the sky, then, the uniqueness of Ancient Olympia lies in the spirit and the idea of eternal peace. It is the only region of the Ancient Greece that managed to cease wars and reinforce peace every 4 years with the establishment of the Olympic Games, the "fair play" (ef agonizesthe) and the emulation. This is where the actualization of the saying "healthy mind in a healthy body" is found. Its museums depict the liveliness and sacredness of this place. The spirit of the Olympic Games is still encountered in Olympia with the ceremony of the ignition of the flame, which lights up there every 4 years to travel around the world. Moreover, it was in Olympia where Fidias sculpted one of the 7 Wonders of the ancient world, the chryselephantine statue of Zeus. It was also where Miltiades, winner of the Battle of Marathon, laid down his helmet, which is today displayed among the museum's exhibits. This was also where Thucydides heard for the first time Herodotus reciting history. Furthermore, Pindar, Euripides, Sophocles and Hippias wrote anthems about Olympia. This was where Platon used to meet his lover, Dionas from Sicily. This was also where Alcibiades won the first, second, third and fourth place in the same horse-race; it is said that he modeled for the Hermes of Praxiteles statue, which is also displayed in the museum nowadays. There was no great man in ancient Greece that had not visited Olympia, regardless of being poor or rich, young or old, wise or illiterate, a believer or an atheist, a king or a slave. Olympia teaches us the beauty and the sacredness of the Games. Last but not least, Olympia is ranked among the oldest monuments along with major masterpieces dated from the archaic period.
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