A votive offering of King Philip V to the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios at Dion

According to Polybius’ description, when the Aetolian general Scopas invaded Dion in 219 B.C., which its inhabitants had already abandoned, he razed the walls, the houses and the city’s gymnasium to the ground. At the same time, he burned down the porticoes around the temple of Zeus Olympios, destroyed the votive offerings that adorned the …

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