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title: Column Drums, Olympia
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1088/column-drums-olympia/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Column Drums, Olympia
_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1088.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) drums from the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) at [Olympia](https://www.worldhistory.org/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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## About the Author
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, March 10). Column Drums, Olympia. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Column Drums, Olympia." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 10, 2013. .
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Column Drums, Olympia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Mar 2013, .
## License & Copyright
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