Zeus Temples
Zeus Temples Stamp Collection
Greece 1961 Temple of Zeus in Athens
Greece 1940 Temple of Zeus in Athens
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, some 638 years after the project had begun. During the Roman period the temple, which included 104 colossal columns, was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.
Turkey 1952 Temple of Zeus in Milas
The Temple of Zeus Lepsynos at Euromos, just northeast off the highway north of Milas on the drive between Selcuk(Ephesus) and Bodrum (map), is to me the perfect ruined Greek temple.
Set in a forest of olive trees, it almost looks like a Hollywood set, except it’s for real. Though it is partially ruined, in fact the temple was never completed. Apparently, an economic crisis left the local budget with insufficient funds for its completion.
Turkey 1999 Temple of Zeus in Aizonoi
Turkey 1964 Temple of Zeus in Silifke
The temple was built in the 2nd or the 3rd century CE. The building was a peripteral temple was surrounded by a portico with columns. It measured 40 to 21 meters. In its original form, there were 14 columns along each longer side of the temple and eight columns on the front.
Turkey 2012 Temple of Zeus in Aizonoi
The Temple of Zeus, situated upon a hill, was the city's main sanctuary. Ceramic finds indicate local habitation from the first half of the third millennium BC. According to a recent reading of the architrave inscription, construction of the temple began under Domitian. Inscriptions document imperial assistance from Hadrian relating to the recovery of unpaid rents as well as the euergetism of Marcus Apuleius Eurykles. Later the Çavdar Tatars carved equestrian and battle scenes on the temple.The temple is pseudodipteral, with eight columns at the ends and fifteen along the sides (35 m × 53 m (115 ft × 174 ft)). It was damaged by the 1970 Gediz earthquake and has since been restored.
A picture of the Temple of Zeus in Aizonoi
Syria 1962 Temple of Jupiter Damaskus
The Temple of Jupiter in Damascus was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus and completed during the rule of Constantius II