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The
Temple
of
Zeus
in
Cyrene,
Libya
or
the
“Temple
of
Zeus
in
Shahat”
is
the
largest
Greek
temple
in
Libya
dedicated
to
Zeus,
the
chief
of
the
Greek
gods.
It
is
larger
than
the
Parthenon
in
Athens.
The
temple
is
considered
the
second
largest
on
the
list
of
temples
dedicated
to
the
worship
of
the
great
Greek
gods,
after
the
temple
and
altar
of
"Zeus"
and
"Hera"
in
the
sacred
city
of
Olympia.
The
history
of
the
construction
of
the
temple
dates
back
to
the
fifth
century
BC,
when
it
was
built
at
that
time
with
huge
columns
in
the
classic
Doric
style.
It
was
demolished
following
the
rebellion
of
the
Jews
in
the
city
between
the
years
116-117
AD.
Where
it
was
rebuilt
by
Emperor
Commodus.
The
area
of
the
temple
is
70
*
32
meters,
with
two
rows
of
classic
Doric
columns.
The
temple
had
a
statue
of
Zeus
whose
size
was
twelve
times
greater
than
the
size
of
a
natural
person.
In
the
Roman
era,
Emperor
Augustus
presented
an
exact
copy
of
the
famous
statue
of
Zeus
carved
by
the
sculptor
Phidias,
while
other
emperors
gave
similar
gifts,
leaving
only
the
head
and
a
few
fingers
of
the
hand,
which
are
displayed
in
Sculpture
Museum
in
Shahat.
We
hope
the
authorities
pay
more
attention
to
these
historical
places
We
advise
everyone
to
visit
these
places.
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