THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA Departing in the shadow of the Acropolis from Athens, the traditional center of ancient learning, a scholartourist of 250 B.C. would likely have set off on his grand ...

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 13 (May, 1877 - May, 1878), pp. 145-170 (26 pages) ...

The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ... which once housed one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus. It's a place where history breathes, and every ...

The statue was placed in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, which was a declared area and the site for the ancient Olympic Games. Ancient author Strabo wrote about the size of the statue as so large ...