Atlantide, Temple of Zeus, Agrigento

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One of the massive atlantide figures from the temple of Zeus (480s BCE) in Agrigento. There were 38 such figures incorporated into the architecture of the building and each stood 7.6 metres tall. (Archaeological Museum, Agrigento, Sicily).

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Mark Cartwright
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.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, May 19). Atlantide, Temple of Zeus, Agrigento. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2645/atlantide-temple-of-zeus-agrigento/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Atlantide, Temple of Zeus, Agrigento." World History Encyclopedia, May 19, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2645/atlantide-temple-of-zeus-agrigento/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Atlantide, Temple of Zeus, Agrigento." World History Encyclopedia, 19 May 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2645/atlantide-temple-of-zeus-agrigento/.

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