{"id":15502,"date":"2026-05-05T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/preserving-ancient-olympias-roman-legacy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:20:00","slug":"preserving-ancient-olympias-roman-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/preserving-ancient-olympias-roman-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving ancient Olympia\u2019s Roman legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302806\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e0501104a928aa68f6d25f29b2a944b6_5167902-1-320x200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e0501104a928aa68f6d25f29b2a944b6_5167902-1.png\" alt=\"Preserving ancient Olympia\u2019s Roman legacy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e0501104a928aa68f6d25f29b2a944b6_5167902-1.png\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has inaugurated restoration works on three Roman monuments at the ancient Olympia archaeological site: the Early Christian Basilica \u2013 built over the workshop of the sculptor Phidias \u2013 the South Baths complex, and the Leonidaion Baths. The works were funded with \u20ac3.6 million through the Recovery and Resilience Fund. 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The works were funded with \u20ac3.6 million through the Recovery and Resilience Fund. 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