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Temple Of Zeus, Cyrene
The Temple of Zeus was the largest ancient Greek temple at Cyrene, Libya, and one of the largest Greek temples ever built. The original Doric octastyle peripteral temple was constructed around 500–480 BC, and heavily damaged in 115 AD. Later in the century, it was partially rebuilt as a non-peripteral temple with a colossal cult statue. It was destroyed once more in 365 AD by an earthquake and then burnt by Christians. Description The structure was built as a Doric octastyle peripteral temple. It faced east and stood atop a three-stepped crepidoma, with a length of and a width of , making it roughly the same size as the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and the Parthenon at Athens. The front porch (pronaos) was supported by two columns in antis; the back porch (opisthodomos) by three columns in antis. The cella was two stories high and two rows of columns divided it into three aisles. The external colonnade (peripteros) has eight fluted columns at the front and rear and sevente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cyrene may refer to: Antiquity * Cyrene (mythology), an ancient Greek mythological figure * Cyrene, Libya, an ancient Greek colony in North Africa (modern Libya) ** Crete and Cyrenaica, a province of the Roman Empire ** Cyrenaica, the region around the city ** Cyrenaics, an ancient Greek school of philosophy Modern-day places * Cyrene, Georgia, a community in the United States * Cyrene, Missouri, a community in the United States Games and TV fiction * Cyrene (Xena: Warrior Princess), Cyrene (''Xena: Warrior Princess''), a fictional character in the television series ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' * Cyrene (Creative Kingdom), a setting in the online game ''Entropia Universe'' Ships * Cyrene (steamboat), ''Cyrene'' (steamboat), a steamboat that ran on Puget Sound and Lake Washington, 1891–1912 * , a sailing frigate of the Royal Navy, sold in 1828 at Bombay * , a 1944 United States Navy motor torpedo boat tender Science * 133 Cyrene, an asteroid * a synonym for ''Nycerella'', a genu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
