1. The first great dramatists (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes), the greatest sculptors in history(Phidias), and Socrates all lived in Athens in the 5th century BC.

2. He brought together three unique artistic talents, Phidias the sculptor, and architects Ictinus and Callicrates.

3. The statue, completed by the classical sculptor Phidias around 432 B.C., sat on a jewel-encrusted wooden throne inside a temple overlooking the city.

4. The statue, completed by the classical sculptor Phidias around 432 B. C.

5. Remains of the huge statue of Zeus at Olympia bear the signature of Phidias, the famous Athenian sculptor and architect.