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6.8: The Pergamon Altar

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of The Pergamon Altar, which features Athena and Zeus.

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    The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.

    The Pergamon Altar, c. 200–150 BCE, 35.64 × 33.4 meters, Hellenistic Period (Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

    Contributors and Attributions

    • Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon. Authored by: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/hellenistic/v/the-pergamon-altar-c-200-150-b-c-e. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

    This page titled 6.8: The Pergamon Altar is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Lumen Learning.

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