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Winning at the
ancient Games

Ground floor 

  1. 1. Discus thrower
  2. 2. Victorious athlete
  3. 3. Model of ancient Olympia
  4. 4. The Motya Charioteer
  5. 5. Prize amphora showing a chariot race
  6. 6. A competitor in the long jump

Upper floor 

  1. 7. Stele of Lucius
  2. 8. Sprinter on a vase and bronze running girl
  3. 9. Hercules mosaic
  4. 10. The victory of a cheating pankratiast
  5. 11. The goddess Nike crowning an athlete
  6. 12. Gold medals from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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Upper floor

  1. 7. Stele of Lucius
  2. 8. Sprinter on a vase and bronze running girl
  3. 9. Hercules mosaic
  4. 10. The victory of a cheating pankratiast
  5. 11. The goddess Nike crowning an athlete
  6. 12. London 2012 Olympics Gold medal

Ground floor 

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