Votive statuary and honorific monuments at Olympia (c.8th century BCE–4th century CE)

1. Early ash-altar offerings begin at Olympia

   Jan 1, 1100 BCELabels: Ash Altar, Olympia

   • Cult Zeus
   • Smithsonian

2. Geometric bronze figurines become common votives

   Jan 1, 900 BCELabels: Geometric Figurines, Olympia

   • Cult Zeus
   • Smithsonian

3. Bronze bull figurines dedicated at Zeus’s altar

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Bull Figurine, Zeus Altar

   • Smithsonian
   • Cult Zeus

4. City-states build treasuries for prestigious dedications

   Jan 1, 600 BCELabels: City-State Treasuries, Olympia

   • Treasuries

5. Temple of Hera built, expanding dedication space

   Jan 1, 580 BCELabels: Temple of, Heraion

   • Hera Temple

6. Temple of Zeus completed as a new focal point

   Jan 1, 456 BCELabels: Temple of, Olympia

   • Zeus Temple
   • WHE Zeus

7. Phidias completes the chryselephantine Zeus statue

   Jan 1, 430 BCELabels: Phidias, Chryselephantine Zeus

   • Britannica
   • WHE Zeus

8. Nike of Paionios dedicated as a victory monument

   Jan 1, 420 BCELabels: Nike of, Victory Monument

   • Nike Paionios

9. First Zanes erected to shame and deter cheating

   Jan 1, 388 BCELabels: Zanes, Olympic Stadium

   • AllOverGreece
   • Zanes

10. Philippeion built to honor Philip’s dynasty

    Jan 1, 338 BCELabels: Philippeion, Philip II

    • Philippeion

11. Leonidaion constructed, supporting elite visitors and display

    Jan 1, 330 BCELabels: Leonidaion, Olympia

    • FHW
    • DAI

12. Herodes Atticus Nymphaeum adds water and imperial presence

    Jan 1, 160Labels: Herodes Atticus, Nymphaeum

    • U Mich VRC
    • Olympia Museum

13. Theodosius I bans pagan cults and the Games

    Jan 1, 393Labels: Theodosius I, Imperial Decree

    • Olympia Museum
    • Guinness

14. Earthquakes damage Olympia’s monumental landscape

    Jan 1, 522Labels: Earthquakes, Olympia

    • WHE Quake
    • Zeus Temple

15. Final abandonment and burial of the sanctuary landscape

    Jan 1, 601Labels: Sanctuary Abandonment, Olympia

    • Olympia Museum