The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

which indicated that a temple for Zeus-Kasios would likely be built there during the Graeco-Roman times. It was said that in the early 1900s and later in the 1990s, archaeologists had ascertained ...

The vestal virgins Finally, the vestal virgins lived at the Temple of Vesta in Rome. Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred ...

Archaeologists found an ancient bust of the Greek god Zeus in western Turkey. Located right near the remains of a temple ...

also known as the Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a former colossal temple in the center of Athens. b) Excavations at the western end of the temple, where the end of a Roman sewer system had been ...

Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies and the temples were allowed to collect the yearly tax paid by all Jewish men for temple maintenance.

Located near the Acropolis and the Benaki Museum, the Temple of Olympian Zeus is a tall and impressive marble structure that dates back to the 6th century B.C. The site has a long and storied ...