The temple of the Meter stood near the terrace wall. Above it was the row of treasuries, five of which had been built by Greek colonies in Sicily (Selinous, Gela, Syracuse, Metapontion and Sybaris); the others are from Epidamnos, Byzantium, Cyrene (in North Africa), Sikyon and Megara. Most were decorated with painted terracotta panels and roof ornaments. Gates and walls project. Model: Kim Allen and team. Photo: Robert Broomfield. The model was made especially by the Trustees of the British Museum for the exhibition "The Ancient Olympic Games", at a scale of 1:200, showing what Olympia would have looked like in c. 100 BC, before the buildings and alterations made by the Romans.
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