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title: Zeus Temple in Aizanoi
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8376/zeus-temple-in-aizanoi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Zeus Temple in Aizanoi

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Zeus Temple in Aizanoi](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8376.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8376.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) in the Phrygian [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Aizanoi (modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)) is one of the best-preserved [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) temples. Its construction started in 92 CE and continued during the reign of [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/) in the 2nd century CE. The temple is pseudodipteral, with eight Ionic columns at the ends and fifteen along the sides. The temple was dedicated to two deities. Zeus was worshipped in its above-ground section while the underground chamber was the place of the cult of the Anatolian goddess [Cybele](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cybele/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2018, March 19). Zeus Temple in Aizanoi. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8376/zeus-temple-in-aizanoi/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Zeus Temple in Aizanoi." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 19, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8376/zeus-temple-in-aizanoi/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Zeus Temple in Aizanoi." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8376/zeus-temple-in-aizanoi/>.

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