Egyptian archeologists have unearthed the ruins of a Roman temple dedicated to Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, continuing excavation work that first began in the early 20th century. Joe Snell reports.
The cultural group BCsicilia revealed what it was Thursday, February 1: “Part of the temple of Zeus” from the ancient city of ... styling is similar to other Greek temples.
as it was dedicated to Zeus, the patriarch of all Greek gods and the ruler of Mount Olympus. While only 15 of the original 104 columns of the temple are still standing, this landmark is one of the ...
Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient ... dedicated to Zeus. Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus.
In this, the ancients looked to Hades, god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and ... Erechtheion, a temple to Athena, occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis. Ancient Greeks ...
A retelling of the Ancient Greek creation myth - about Gaia, Ouranos, Kronos, Zeus, and the battle between the Titans and the Olympians. Before the world began there was only chaos. Out of this ...
Whatever the precise origin of the games, they became a central aspect of Greek ... of Zeus that sat upon his throne in the high temple, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.