Philippeion at Olympia
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The Philippeion at Olympia is a circular memorial building commissioned by Philip II of Macedon to celebrate his victory at the Battle of Chaeronea, notable for housing chryselephantine statues of the Macedonian royal family within the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circular building
ⓘ
memorial building ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architecturalOrder | Ionic ⓘ |
| architecturalType | tholos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argead dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | sanctuary complex of Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtToCommemorate | victory of Philip II of Macedon at the Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ |
| commemoratesBattle | Battle of Chaeronea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
chryselephantine statues
ⓘ
statues of Macedonian royal family ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Macedonian royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavated | yes ⓘ |
| function | heroön-like dynastic shrine ⓘ |
| hasInteriorColonnade | yes ⓘ |
| hasPeristyle | yes ⓘ |
| hasStatueOf |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amyntas III NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurydice I NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympias NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Archaeological Site of Olympia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Olympia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Altis of Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Temple of Zeus at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | dynastic propaganda monument ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Panhellenic sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| statueMaterial | gold and ivory ⓘ |
| statueType | chryselephantine ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
honoring Alexander the Great
ⓘ
honoring Macedonian royal lineage ⓘ honoring Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
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