Counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia left an unforgettable impression on everyone who saw it. Completed in 466 B.C.E. after eight years of construction, ...

Ancient Greek sanctuaries were places of worship, but they also served as business centers, attracting large numbers of ...

These walls would have obscured worshippers’ view of at least the base and Zeus’ feet. They also could have blocked light reflecting off the pool’s surface and onto the sculpture. Even so, De Lara ...

Records fall far short of the impression made by a sight of the image,” was how Pausanias, a Greek traveller, described the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, in ...

Olympia is in northwestern Peloponnesos. Its name comes from the sanctuary dedicated to the Olympian Zeus. The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia For more than a thousand years, the sanctuary of Zeus at ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Zeus Meilichios, the chtonic and gentle aspect of Zeus, was worshiped in ancient Greece as a god of purification and ...

Gathering for the organization’s 55th celebration, the Mystic Krewe of Olympia presented its annual bal masque on Saturday at the Castine Center in Mandeville. Following the presentation of the ...

Records fall far short of the impression made by a sight of the image,” was how Pausanias, a Greek traveller, described the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, in ...