"Vintage engraving from 1879 of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece. It was one of ...

For 60 years, this Carnival krewe has celebrated Mardi Gras in Mandeville with a gala bal masque. Take a look at the ...

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (ca. 432 B.C.) is interesting largely for Ms. Hughes’s explanatory context. The figure of an “all-powerful, smiting Zeus was a late-comer to the Greek pantheon ...

These seven are the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of ...

And central to this concept was the site itself. Olympia lay on the north-western corner of the Peloponnese (currently in the Western Greece Region). Zeus, King of the Greek Gods, was said to have ...

This meant that any wars should be called off so that people could travel safely to Olympia. The entire games were dedicated to Zeus. Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a ...

The Olympics is a global stage where athletes can make their name, pushing them to their limits as competitors, but what’s left of its ancient spiritual roots?