Ancient Olympic Site Saved From Fire


	Ancient Olympic Site Saved From Fire

invictus

8-30-2007 11:07 AM

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greece, forest fire, archaeology, olympia

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8-30-2007 1:28 PM

righthand

Great news.
It's surprising the number of commentators that had visited this site and were concerned about damage.

8-31-2007 1:53 AM

mugofcoffee

exc clip invict...

9-1-2007 1:36 PM

faberglas

truely a classic photograph

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<B>August 27, 2007—</B>Appearing to gasp for air through the smoke, a winged statue of victory stands surrounded by wildfires that nearly destroyed the site of the ancient Olympic Games in southwestern <A href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_greece.html">Greece</A>.
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"The fire reached the hill overlooking ancient Olympia but was stopped just before entering the archaeological site," a member of the brigade told the Reuters news service. 
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