- Der Pergamonaltar. ... ^ On the use of the altar and possible ways of sacrificing see Max Kunze: Der Pergamonaltar.
- The Great Altar of Pergamon, dedicated to Zeus and Athena, was ornamented on its vast sockel with reliefs depicting the struggle of the Olympian gods and the...
- The Pergamon Altar is a tourist magnet, drawing 1.4 million people before the exhibit was partially closed for remodeling in 2014.
- Carved between 180 and 160 BCE, the Pergamon Altar is an intricately detailed monumental structure constructed as a place of worship to the gods.
- The Pergamon Altar frieze illustrates the Gigantomachy, an epic battle between the Olympian gods and giants for supremacy of the cosmos. ...
- The Altar of Zeus was formerly situated in a holy precinct on the acropolis of Pergamon, which was governed by the Attalid dynasty from around 282 BCE.
- Minneapolis: Fortress Press. On the use of the altar and possible ways of sacrificing see Max Kunze: Der Pergamonaltar. ... Der Pergamonaltar.
- However, the altar is currently not available to the public. ... Pergamon Altar: Detail of the East frieze of the Altar of Zeus: Alkyoneus, Athena, Gaia and Nike.
- Ultimately, in conflating a mythological battle with contemporary Attalid victories the Altar elevated the triumph of Pergamon to that of the gods.
