Hippodrome of Olympia

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The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.

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Generate an image of the Hippodrome of Olympia (The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek hippodrome ⓘ
racecourse ⓘ
approximateLength about 600 to 700 meters ⓘ
approximateWidth about 200 meters ⓘ
associatedWith ancient Olympic Games ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Zeus ⓘ
culturalSignificance important center of Greek athletic competition ⓘ
major venue of the ancient Olympic festival ⓘ
currentCondition largely unexcavated ⓘ
not yet securely located archaeologically ⓘ
dedicatedTo Zeus ⓘ
documentedBy Pausanias ⓘ
governingCityState Elis ⓘ
GreekName ἱππόδρομος Ὀλυμπίας ⓘ
hasEventType panhellenic equestrian contests ⓘ
hasFeature central barrier ⓘ
spectator embankments ⓘ
starting gates for chariots ⓘ
turning posts ⓘ
knownFrom ancient literary sources ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Elis ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
near Alpheios River ⓘ
linked to: Alfeios River

stadium of Olympia ⓘ
linked to: Stadium of Olympia
operatedInPeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
partOf Olympic Games infrastructure ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
raceTypesHeld apene (mule-cart race) ⓘ
keles (single horse race) ⓘ
synoris (two-horse chariot race) ⓘ
tethrippon (four-horse chariot race) ⓘ
researchMethod geophysical survey ⓘ
topographical analysis ⓘ
terrain flat alluvial plain ⓘ
timeOfUse from at least 8th century BCE ⓘ
until late antiquity ⓘ
usedDuring ancient Olympic Games ⓘ
linked to: Olympic Games
usedFor chariot racing ⓘ
equestrian events ⓘ
horse racing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archaeological site of Olympia → hasPart → Hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
Hippodrome of Olympia → GreekName → ἱππόδρομος Ὀλυμπίας ⓘ
linked to: Hippodrome of Olympia
Altis sacred precinct → adjacentTo → hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
linked to: Hippodrome of Olympia
Olympia → hasStructure → Hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
Olympia, Greece → hasStructure → Hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
Sanctuary of Olympia → hasPart → Hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
subject linked to: sanctuary of Olympia
Olympia archaeological site → hasPart → Hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
Stadium of Olympia → nearby → hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
linked to: Hippodrome of Olympia
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia → contains → Hippodrome at Olympia ⓘ
subject linked to: sanctuary of Zeus
linked to: Hippodrome of Olympia
Altis → adjacentTo → hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
linked to: Hippodrome of Olympia