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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was made of marble, ivory, and gold, and stood in his temple at Olympia. The Roman emperor Caligula ordered the statue to be moved to Rome and its face replaced with his own. But after work began to dismantle it, the statue exploded and shattered into pieces.
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