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title: Statue of Zeus at Olympia
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9053/statue-of-zeus-at-olympia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Statue of Zeus at Olympia

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Statue of Zeus at Olympia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9053.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9053.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) tetradrachm from the reign of [Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/) (336-323 BCE) showing the [statue of Zeus at Olympia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia/) (dedicated c. 430 BCE). ([Corfu](https://www.worldhistory.org/corcyra/) Bank Museum, Corfu)

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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. (2018, July 16). Statue of Zeus at Olympia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9053/statue-of-zeus-at-olympia/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Statue of Zeus at Olympia." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 16, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9053/statue-of-zeus-at-olympia/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Statue of Zeus at Olympia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jul 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9053/statue-of-zeus-at-olympia/>.

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