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Hippodrome of Olympia

a Pleiades place resource

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Horse and chariot racing track for the Olympian Games in Olympia. East of the Altis and south of the Stadium. Now mostly destroyed.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/124732691

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.637, 21.6336

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Topostext Location (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 200 meters.

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None

Hippodrome of Olympia makes connections with:

Hippodrome of Olympia located at Olympia (30 BC - AD 300)

Hippodrome of Olympia receives connections from:

None

Place type:
circus

References:

Evidence:

Paus. (Spiro: Perseus) 6.20.10-11

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, 'Hippodrome of Olympia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/124732691> [accessed: 08 October 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/124732691 |title=Places: 124732691 (Hippodrome of Olympia) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=October 8, 2026 3:43 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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