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Olympieion

File / Documentation
Name

172901_sv.jpg

Size

1.06 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

83bc45d65698c482ecee96d1ffa54bd5

Creator(s)
patron: original construction by Pisistratus (Greek (ancient), ca. 605-527 BCE), architect: building resumed under Antiochos IV Epiphanes of Syria by Cossutius (Italian, active ca. 170 BCE), patron: completed by Hadrian, Emperor of Rome (Roman (ancient), 76-138 CE, reigned 117-138 CE)
Time period
Creation date: originally laid out, late 6th century BCE, creation date: construction resumed, 175-163 BCE, creation date: Temple completed under Emperor Hadrian, 117-138 CE
Location
Site: Athens (Greece)
Cultural context
Greek (ancient)
Description
general view, 1962
Work type
Temple
Medium
marble
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Richard Langendorf
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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