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c. 800 BCE

The oracle of Zeus is established at Dodona.
776 BCE

First athletic games in honour of Zeus are held at Olympia with one event, the stadion foot race.
c. 700 BCE

Greek poet Hesiod writes his Theogony and Works and Days.
573 BCE

First athletic games at Nemea in honour of Zeus.
c. 530 BCE

The Bronze Zeus of Tarentum is sculpted.
c. 480 BCE

The huge temple of Zeus is built at Agrigento.
c. 460 BCE

The bronze Poseidon or Zeus statue (of Cape Artemesium) is sculpted.
c. 460 BCE

The west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia is decorated with a Centauromachy of centaurs fighting Lapiths at the wedding of Peirithoos.
c. 460 BCE - 457 BCE

Temple of Zeus is built at Olympia with a statue of Apollo dominating the west pediment and containing the cult statue of Zeus by Pheidias.
c. 457 BCE

Metopes on the Temple of Zeus at Olympia depict the twelve labours of Hercules.
c. 430 BCE

The cult statue of Zeus by Phidias is dedicated in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
331 BCE

Alexander the Great declares himself the Son of Zeus-Ammon at Siwa Oasis.
c. 330 BCE

Temple of Zeus built at Nemea.

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800 BCE: The oracle of Zeus is established at Dodona.

776 BCE: First athletic games in honour of Zeus are held at Olympia with one event, the stadion foot race.

700 BCE: Greek poet Hesiod writes his Theogony and Works and Days.

573 BCE: First athletic games at Nemea in honour of Zeus.

530 BCE: The Bronze Zeus of Tarentum is sculpted.

480 BCE: The huge temple of Zeus is built at Agrigento.

460 BCE: The bronze Poseidon or Zeus statue (of Cape Artemesium) is sculpted.

460 BCE: The west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia is decorated with a Centauromachy of centaurs fighting Lapiths at the wedding of Peirithoos.

460 BCE - 457 BCE: Temple of Zeus is built at Olympia with a statue of Apollo dominating the west pediment and containing the cult statue of Zeus by Pheidias.

457 BCE: Metopes on the Temple of Zeus at Olympia depict the twelve labours of Hercules.

430 BCE: The cult statue of Zeus by Phidias is dedicated in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

331 BCE: Alexander the Great declares himself the Son of Zeus-Ammon at Siwa Oasis.

330 BCE: Temple of Zeus built at Nemea.