Храм Зевса Олимпийского в Аграганте (ок. 480 г. до н. э.): к вопросу планировки

Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства. 2023. Т. 13. С. 51–64.

Boiko E.

The article examines the design of the temple of Olympian Zeus in Akragas, built under the tyrant Therone the Emmenide (488–472 B. C.). The author highlights the following noteworthy features in its architecture: the size of the building and the rich sculptural decoration; combination of the outer colonnade with the wall; the shape of the supports in the outer colonnade, which is a combination of semi–columns on the outer side and pilasters on the inner; an odd number of supports on the front side; no entrance in the center of the facade. At first view, the temple of Zeus is worth comparing with the Ionian dipters of the 6th century B. C., which were probably a specific way of glorifying the tyrants under whom they were built. However, upon closer examination, it turns out that in addition to the idea of prosperity under the rule of a tyrant, the temple of Zeus reflected the trends common in greek lands in general, and in Italy in particular. Among the analogies in terms of size and dedication, one can single out the temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, and in terms of architectural design, a number of temples in Magna Graecia and Sicily.

Keywords: архитектура, античность, architecture, Magna Graecia, Великая Греция, Classical Antiquity, Ancient Greek Art, искусство Древней Греции, Акрагант, Античная архитектура, Akragas, tyrranies, храм Зевса Олимпийского, старшие тирании