The statue of Zeus was located inside the Doric temple at Olympia

The statue of Zeus was located inside the Doric temple at Olympia, in the Greek Peloponnese. It was made about 433 B.C. by the Athenian sculptor Phidias. To the right of the temple a statue of Hercules. On the steps in front of the temple people worshipping the statue of Zeus. In the foreground on the right Olympic wrestlers and riders, on the left one of the winners is being honored. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the eight wonders of the world, Statue of Zeus in Olympia Olympy Iovis simvlacrvm The eight wonders of the world (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1572, paper, engraving, h 212 mm × w 264 mm. (Photo by: Sepia Times/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images)