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Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Last modified Feb 27, 2024 08:00 PM — History

The Temple of Olympian Zeus is located approximately 3 km southwest of Syracuse on the Cyane river.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/659771156

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.051491755, 15.2570317356

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Tempio di Zeus Olimpio (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Tempio di Zeus (Siracusa) (Italian, modern)

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse makes connections with:

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse located on Cyane (river) (unspecified date range)
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse part of (physical/topographic) Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse located near Syracusae/Syrakousai (unspecified date range)

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse receives connections from:

None

Place type:
sanctuary (religious center)

References:

Evidence:

Thuc. Hist. (Jones; Perseus) 6.64

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/659771156> [accessed: 23 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/659771156 |title=Places: 659771156 (Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=November 23, 2024 3:14 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syracuse