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 ...

A group of researchers from the National Technical University of Athens has conducted an ambitious geophysical study to unravel the hidden mysteries beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus, one of the ...

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four ... The entire games were 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 ... temple of Apollo. PHOTOGRAPH BY VINCENT J. MUSI, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF DELPHI The oracle at Dodona, in Greece ...

Devoted to the king of the gods, Zeus, the colossal Temple of Olympian Zeus features towering Corinthian columns, once making it the largest temple in ancient Greece. You can easily combine a ...