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c. 800 BCE
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c. 430 BCEThe 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.
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331 BCE
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395 CEThe statue of Zeus at Olympia is removed to Constantinople.
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475 CEAccording to the Byzantine historian Zonaras, the statue of Zeus from Olympia is destroyed by a fire in Constantinople.
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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.
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 - 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 Phidias.
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: The bronze Poseidon or Zeus statue (of Cape Artemesium) is sculpted.
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.
395 CE: The statue of Zeus at Olympia is removed to Constantinople.
475 CE: According to the Byzantine historian Zonaras, the statue of Zeus from Olympia is destroyed by a fire in Constantinople.
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