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Creation Year
1978
Image ID
DH.059
Subcollection
DH: Delphi
Abstract
View of the entrance to the stadium, with the remaining pillars from what was once an archway. The stadium dates from the 5th century BCE, but it was heavily renovated in the 2nd century CE by Roman aristocrat Herodus Atticus.
Description
View from the southeast entrance to the stadium, looking through some of the pillars from the Roman era arched entranceway. It dates from the 5th century BCE, but was heavily renovated by Roman aristocrat Herodus Atticus in the 2nd century CE. The level field of the stadium is built into a steep slope, requiring the north side to be carved from the rock and the south side to be supported by a stone terrace. It is about 177 meters long, equivalent to 600 Roman feet. Inscriptions tell us that in addition to the 'gymnastics,' what we call track and field sports today, there were sometimes musical events as well. This is the best preserved stadium in Greece, and differs from its natural peers in Epidauros (DM) and Olympia (DI) in the curved sphendone on the west end.
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed July 1978. Notes written on the slide or index: Roman arch entrance to Stadium of Herodus Atticus, Stadium.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Delfoi, Greece
Keywords
Stadium, Herodus Atticus, Fifth Century BC, Second Century AD, Archaic Period, Roman Period, Stadium of Herodus Atticus
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