The Olympion of Athens
Oct 18 2009 Athens Greece. Acropolis and the Olympion of Athens. According to tradition, the establishment of the sanctuary goes back to the time of mythical Deucalion. The site was inhabited in the prehistoric period and the cult of Zeus is attested in early historic times. In , Peisistratos the Younger, began the construction of a monumental temple which was not finished because of the fall of the tyranny in Athens. Much later, in 174 Antiochos IV Epiphanes, the king of Syria, attempted to continue the erection of the temple, which was finally completed by the Roman emperor Hadrian, in 124/125. Inside the temple stood a colossal chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Zeus.
Size: 5184px × 3457px
Location: Athens Greece
Photo credit: © ARISTIDIS VAFEIADAKIS / Alamy / Afripics
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