Philippeion
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philippeion-184-12291868
title:
Philippeion
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The Philippeion in the Altis of Olympia was an Ionic circular memorial in limestone and marble, a tholos, which contained chryselephantine statues of Philip's family: himself, Alexander the Great, Olympias, Amyntas III and Eurydice I. It was made by the Athenian sculptor Leochares in celebration of Philip's victory at the battle of Chaeronea. It was the only structure inside the Altis dedicated to a human. The temple consisted of an outer colonnade of Ionic order with 18 columns. Inside it had n
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippeion
date created:
2006-02-10T16:55:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:35:05Z
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