Column Drums, Olympia

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
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published on 10 March 2013

Column drums from the temple of Zeus at Olympia, 457 BCE. The central hole can be clearly seen which, with a wooden peg, helped hold the column drums in place.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time author, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, March 10). Column Drums, Olympia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1088/column-drums-olympia/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Column Drums, Olympia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 10, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1088/column-drums-olympia/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Column Drums, Olympia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Mar 2013. Web. 20 Mar 2023.

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