Ancient Olympic Games

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town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games

athletic competitions in ancient Greece

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thumb|Roman mosaic with Pelops and Hippodamia, kept in the D. Diogo de Sousa Museum in Braga, Portugal.

2nd-century AD Greek writer

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thumb|150px|In addition to epinikia, a victorious athlete might be honored with a statue, as with this charioteer found at Delphi, probably a champion driver at the [[Pythian Games]] The epinikion or epinicion (: epinikia or epinicia, Greek , from epi-, "on" and nikê, "victory") is a genre of occasional poetry also known in English as a victory ode. In ancient Greece, the epinikion most often took the form of a choral lyric, commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Major poets in the genre are

Greek chronicle written by Eusebius, published in 311 (1st edition) and 325 (2nd edition)

The Hellanodikai (, literally meaning Judges of the Greeks; sing. Ἑλλανοδίκας ) were the judges of the Ancient Olympic Games, and the success of the games was attributed to their efforts. It was their sacred duty to maintain the standards and legacy of the games, as well as uphold the rules.

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5th-century BC Greek athlete

Agriopas was a writer of ancient Greece mentioned by Pliny the Elder. He was the author of an account of the Olympic victors, called the Olympionicae. His exact date of birth is unknown.

a building inside the archaeological site of Olympia.

ancient Greek olympian

bronze statues of Zeus as penalty for Olympic cheating

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ancient track for chariot and horse racing at the Olympic games

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opera by Baldassare Galuppi

Alytarches (Greek: ) in ancient Olympic games was the leader of the police force who assisted the Hellanodikai to impose fines on athletes who did not follow the rules. The rabdouchoi, rod-bearers, and mastigophoroi, scourge-bearers, carried out the punishments. If an athlete could not pay a fine, his hometown paid it for him.