the Byzantine state combined religion and government. The emperor also had supreme authority over the Eastern Orthodox Church and was considered God's representative on earth.
Olympia is in the Peloponnese, the large peninsula forming the southwest of Greece. The ancient site is about 10km east of the regional capital of Pyrgos, surrounded by beautiful, fertile countryside.
Olympus is in Central Greece, on the Greek mainland, the dominant peak of a still-wild mountain area.
