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5 hours ago · The Olympics began in the 8th century B.C. as a religious festival honoring Zeus, the king of the Gods. Olympia was the small village where the Greeks built the Temple of Zeus, one of the seven ...
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1 day ago · There may have been a number of reasons for the demise but some ancient sources specifically say it was caused by a fire that destroyed the temple of Zeus at Olympia during Theodosius II’s reign: After the temple of Olympian Zeus had been burnt down, the festival of the Eleans and the Olympic contest were abandoned.
4 hours ago · The games were held every four years at Olympia, a site in Western Greece that had a famous temple to the god Zeus. The games started in mid-August and were part of a religious festival dedicated to Zeus. Competing for glory. In the early days of the Olympics, there was only one event (the “stadion”) and one victor.
4 hours ago · An unfinished temple on the Acropolis dedicated to Athena was sacked by the Persians in 480 BC, which served ‘as a memorial to what had happened’ (Boardman, 2000, p. 234). This changed when a new Parthenon was overseen by Pericles and is assumed to have been designed by Ictinus and Callicrates, with Pheidias responsible for the sculptural ...
4 hours ago · 'The war has begun,' Hera says as we see a number of dramatic shots that climaxes with a shot of Zeus' estate atop Mount Olympus. Dionysus (the God of Excess) tells Hera to, 'Suck a d**k,' as Zeus ...
4 hours ago · Discover Athens by night with a private tour. Enjoy history, food, and shopping under the city's vibrant lights. Perfect for nightlife enthusiasts.
1 day ago · 1987 (11th Session) Area. 3,381.71 ha. Teotihuacan ( / teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn /; [1] Spanish: Teotihuacán, Spanish pronunciation: [teotiwa'kan] ⓘ; modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ) is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of ...
