ADVERTISEMENT Although the statue has been lost to time, ancient writings and pictures on coins give us an idea of how magnificent it must have been. Gold coin depicting the huge statue of Zeus ...

The statue is said to have been plated with gold and ivory, and it depicted Zeus sitting on a cedarwood throne with more gold, ivory, and precious stones.

Most people know the Colossus of Rhodes as one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, but there are many surprising facts ...

Many considered the Doric-style temple too simple, so a lavish 40-foot statue of Zeus was commissioned for inside. Athenian sculptor Phidias created an ivory Zeus seated on a throne, draped in a ...

In her learned and insightful survey, “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,” the classicist Bettany Hughes traces the time-honored enumeration of man-made wonders to the period following ...