A marble head of zeus ammon roman imperial circa a d.
The marble head of zeus ammon.
A roman marble head of zeus ammon circa 1st century a d.
Marble head of zeus ammon ca.
This god spanning the different cultures was worshipped especially in the greek colony of cyrenaica on the north african coast but also in sparta and thebes.
One example of this is the greek oracular cult of the syncretic god zeus ammon.
800 000 1 200 000.
120 160 roman zeus ammon s sanctuary at the oasis of siwa in the libyan desert was already famous when alexander the great made his pilgrimage there in 331 b c.
A marble head of zeus ammon roman imperial circa a d.
According to alexander he told philotas about the oracle s acknowledgement that he was the son of zeus ammon.
Alexander s wish to have his subjects prostrate bow before him was in part motivated by his status as the son of zeus ammon arrian book 4 curtius 8 5 5 6.
The mighty marble head in the liebieghaus probably originated in what is now tunisia.
But philotas did not take this news positively curtius 6 9 18.