{"id":4002,"date":"2025-12-04T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:06:03","slug":"the-philippeion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/the-philippeion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philippeion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4002\" class=\"elementor elementor-4002\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8183c0f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8183c0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2e1a0a\" data-id=\"d2e1a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38668e0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38668e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Philippeion<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fe78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48fe78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5ef2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc5ef2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1656\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Philippeion.-Fr.-Adler-2048x1325.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f188503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f188503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u039fne of the finest examples of ancient Greek architecture and the only circular building (tholos) located inside the Altis, the sacred precinct of Olympia. \nSituated west of the Temple of Hera, at the west end of the Altis and near the Prytaneion, it was dedicated to Zeus by Philip II of Macedon following his victory at Chaironeia in 338 BC. \nThis dedication underscores the important political role the sanctuary played at that time. The construction of the Philippeion, along with the Metroon, represented one of the two major structures built within the Altis during the 4th century B.C. and the Hellenistic period.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION.jpg 273w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0327c08 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0327c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Monument to Macedonian Power and Deification<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8e1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e8e1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a5993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"90a5993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/mapy.com\/s\/besejolase\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05720d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05720d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2a71ea\" data-id=\"a2a71ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7861049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7861049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20250701_110452956_HDR_AE-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20250701_110452956_HDR_AE-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20250701_110452956_HDR_AE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20250701_110452956_HDR_AE-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20250701_110452956_HDR_AE.jpg 1442w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6a5dd\" data-id=\"ba6a5dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c42eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c42eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5347\">The monument was initially begun by Philip II as a <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5398\">victory monument<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5414\">, but after his death in 336 BC, it was <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5454\">completed by his son, Alexander the Great<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5495\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5495\">The placement of the Philippeion within the sacred precinct of Olympia was deliberately chosen to interact with earlier monuments and served as a crucial reference point for later Hellenistic royal dedications<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5668\">. Its primary purpose was the worship of the <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5713\">deified royal family of Macedon<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5744\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5744\">This building exemplifies the 4th-century shift toward a new mode of <strong>self-promotion<\/strong> at the site<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5841\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08a8545 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08a8545\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b0ac83\" data-id=\"1b0ac83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407fbda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"407fbda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b7200 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b7200\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0438ec5\" data-id=\"0438ec5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b485d5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b485d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architectural Elegance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1dbec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1dbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5864\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5864\">The Philippeion was a particularly <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5899\">elegant<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5906\"> building<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5915\">. Its circular structure had a diameter of 15.24 m.<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5966\">\u00a0Externally, eighteen (18) <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5994\">Ionic columns<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6007\"> stood upon a three-stepped marble base<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6046\">, supporting a stone entablature<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6078\">. The roof was covered with marble tiles and crowned with a bronze flower on the top<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6162\">.<\/span><\/div><div data-start-index=\"5864\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6163\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6163\">Inside the circular cella, the wall, built of rectangular poros blocks<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6233\">, was covered internally in <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6261\">red plaster<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6272\"> with white joints, which <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6298\">imitated brickwork<\/b><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6316\">. The cella was internally adorned with <\/span><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"6356\">nine (9) Corinthian columns.<\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6c84df\" data-id=\"f6c84df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee12556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee12556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTI5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FuY2llbnRvbHltcGlhbXVzZXVtLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTJcL1BoaWxpcHBlaW9uLWVuaGFuY2VkX2NoYXRncHQucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt-683x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-enhanced_chatgpt.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa07867 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa07867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Key Features of The Philippeion at Olympia<\/h2>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary><strong>Historical Context and Purpose<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Philippeion is the <b>only circular building<\/b> (tholos) found inside the Altis, the sacred precinct of Olympia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It was dedicated to Zeus by <b>Philip II of Macedon<\/b>\u00a0following his victory at the Battle of Chaironeia in 338 BC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It was initiated by Philip II as a monument to his victory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Following Philip&#8217;s death in 336 BC, the monument was <b>completed by his son, Alexander the Great<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The building served as a place for the <b>worship of the deified royal family of Macedon<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The monument is considered one of the most significant Hellenistic monuments.<\/p>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary><strong>Architectural Design and Materials<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It was considered a particularly <strong>elegant building<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Its circular structure had a diameter of 15.24 m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The exterior featured <strong>eighteen (18) Ionic columns<\/strong> standing on a three-stepped marble base (crepidoma).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">These columns supported a stone entablature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The roof was covered with marble tiles and was crowned with a <strong>bronze flower<\/strong> on the top.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The circular cella wall was constructed of rectangular poros blocks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The inner wall of the cella was covered internally in <strong>red plaster with white joints<\/strong> which imitated brickwork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The interior of the cella was decorated with <strong>nine (9) engaged Corinthian columns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The <strong>Parian marble<\/strong> base used for the statues suggests the statues were entirely or partially of marble.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary><strong>Sculptural Contents (Chryselephantine Statues)<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Philippeion housed <strong>five chryselephantine statues<\/strong> of the Macedonian royal family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">These statues were placed upon a <strong>semi-circular podium<\/strong> situated directly opposite the entrance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The statues were crafted by the renowned sculptor <strong>Leochares<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The figures represented Alexander, his parents (Philip and Olympias), and Philip&#8217;s parents (Amyntas and Euridice).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The traveler <strong>Pausanias<\/strong> (in the second century AD) noted that the two female statues (Olympias and Euridice) had been transferred to the Heraion, which served as a treasury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>None of these statues have survived<\/strong> to the present day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary><strong>Current Status and Restoration<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Only the <strong>foundations and the lower part of the walls<\/strong>\u00a0 were visible <strong>in situ until 2002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The monument has been restored after a donation of the .<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">For the Athens Olympic Games of 2004, the <strong>Berlin Museum<\/strong> returned ten architectural members (including column and base fragments, a Corinthian capital, and a marble roof-tile) to aid in its restoration.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6842828 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6842828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Chryselephantine Statues\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdc16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ebdc16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07b3897 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07b3897\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbb3269\" data-id=\"cbb3269\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e32b44d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e32b44d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-caeb1cc\" data-id=\"caeb1cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96c521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a96c521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philippeion housed <\/span><b>five chryselephantine statues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the royal family, crafted by the famous sculptor <\/span><b>Leochares<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2737\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2737\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A_MOA411_l-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A_MOA411_l-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A_MOA411_l.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver tetradrachm of Philip II (359-336 BC) depicting on one side Zeus with an olive wreath and on the other a horseman (often Philip himself) holding a palm branch, symbolizing the king&#8217;s Olympic victories<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These statues were placed on a semi-circular podium directly opposite the entrance. They represented Alexander, his parents <\/span><b>Philip <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Olympias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Philip&#8217;s parents <\/span><b>Amyntas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Euridice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The travel writer <\/span><b>Pausanias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who visited the monument in the second century AD (V, 20, 9), notes that the two female statues (Olympias and Euridice) had already been transferred to the Heraion, which served as a treasury. None of these chryselephantine statues have survived.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c38635\" data-id=\"6c38635\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113d545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"113d545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Olympia_Common-Grounds_08-730x411-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Olympia_Common-Grounds_08-730x411-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Olympia_Common-Grounds_08-730x411-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f7e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07f7e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e0160 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82e0160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Appearance and Restoration\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d546b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"84d546b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-98d523a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98d523a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abdee31\" data-id=\"abdee31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce61e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ce61e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DAI-ATH-2003-0010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DAI-ATH-2003-0010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DAI-ATH-2003-0010-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DAI-ATH-2003-0010-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8359e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8359e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-1024x755.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Philippeion.jpg 1137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1faae26\" data-id=\"1faae26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98c760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98c760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Although only its foundations and lower walls remain today, a major restoration effort was successfully completed in 2004, coinciding with the Athens Olympic Games.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>This was made possible thanks to the <strong>return of <\/strong><b>ten architectural members<\/b> from the Berlin Museum, including fragments of the base and columns, a <b>Corinthian capital<\/b>, a marble gutter with a lion\u2019s head spout, and a marble roof tile, which allowed the monument to regain part of its original grandeur.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>The restoration was implemented&nbsp;after the generous sponsorship of the <b>&#8220;A. G. Leventis&#8221; Foundation<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885afcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"885afcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e68474 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e68474\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac9adb\" data-id=\"3ac9adb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d01df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"71d01df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-4002 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"71d01df\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Marble pedestal from the Philippeion\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAxOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FuY2llbnRvbHltcGlhbXVzZXVtLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTJcL01hcmJsZS1wZWRlc3RhbC1mcm9tLXRoZS1QaGlsaXBwZWlvbi5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3MWQwMWRmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marble-pedestal-from-the-Philippeion.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marble-pedestal-from-the-Philippeion-300x199.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marble-pedestal-from-the-Philippeion-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marble-pedestal-from-the-Philippeion-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marble-pedestal-from-the-Philippeion.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"71d01df\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ADLER - ARCHITECTURAL REPRESANTATIONS AND PLANS - PHILLIPEION\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAxNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FuY2llbnRvbHltcGlhbXVzZXVtLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTJcL0FETEVSLUFSQ0hJVEVDVFVSQUwtUkVQUkVTQU5UQVRJT05TLUFORC1QTEFOUy1QSElMTElQRUlPTi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3MWQwMWRmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION-213x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"71d01df\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Corinthian semi capital. Philippeion\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAxOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FuY2llbnRvbHltcGlhbXVzZXVtLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTJcL0NvcmludGhpYW4tc2VtaS1jYXBpdGFsLi1QaGlsaXBwZWlvbi5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3MWQwMWRmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Corinthian-semi-capital.-Philippeion.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Corinthian-semi-capital.-Philippeion-285x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Corinthian-semi-capital.-Philippeion-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Corinthian-semi-capital.-Philippeion.png 644w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"71d01df\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Corinthian semi capital from the Philippeion of Olympia. Fr. 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