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The Temple Of Zeus
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at Olympia was built in the mid to late fourth century BC. It was built using funds from the “Elean defeat of neighboring Pisa, an example of the ongoing struggle for power in ancient Greece” (Furer). The architect of the temple was Libon. Libon built the structure with limestone and white stucc ....
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....lso, the Greeks honoring of the Olympic games showed their interest in fitness and exercise.
The size of the statue of Zeus was what was the most memorable to visitors. The statue was about forty feet high and twenty feet wide (Larrinda). The statue barley fit into the temple when it was completed. Someone criticizing the sculpture once said Pheidias did not make Zeus in the correct proportions. Giving “The impression that if Zeus moved to stand up he would unroof the temple”(Strabo). Howe.... |
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