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According to Suetonius, the Roman Emperor Caligula "gave orders that such statues of the gods as were especially famous for their sanctity or for their artistic merit, including that of Zeus at Olympia, should be brought from Greece, in order to remove their heads and put his own in their place."

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bad people burned down the statue over revenge.

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Q: Why was the statue of Zeus at Olympia burned down by a fire?
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