It took somewhere near nine years to construct.[1] According to the Greek Byzantine historian, Niketas Choniates, the Athena Promachos stood at around thirty feet(10 meters) tall.[3] It is known that the statue was to be a 'thanks' after war but there are many disagreements about which war.[3] It has also been suggested that the Athena Promachos may have been a cult statue.[2] For a long time there was speculation if the Athena Promachos even existed, however most scholars now agree that it did as there is proof from Roman coins that depict it.[3]