38. Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena

Athena fighting giants called Titans. Gaia, the mother of the Titans is in the lower right. Athena is being crowned as the victor of the battle by a winged figure of Nike.

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Great Altar of Zeus and Athena Plan

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon

Asia Minor (present day Turkey)

Hellenistic Greek

c. 175 BCE

Marble (architecture and sculpture)

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