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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of an entrance tunnel and rows of marble seating from the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_071.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of rows of marble seating from the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_070.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_067.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_069.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_068.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_066.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_064.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_063.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_098.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_094.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_092.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_091.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_090.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_088.tif
  • Ancient Stadium north end.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_087.tif
  • The Gymnasium and Stadium complex at Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_085.tif
  • The Gymnasium and Stadium complex at Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The horse shoe-shaped end of the Stadium includes 18 tiers of seats with 18 rows of seats divided by stairways. Enclosing the stadium on three sides are Doric stoas belonging to the Gymnasium which has a monumental and elegant Doric Propylon. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_007.tif
  • Fresh water stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brought fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_098.tif
  • Drinking water edifice at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_088.tif
  • Fresh water stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brought fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_097.tif
  • Fresh water stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brought fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_095.tif
  • View from the north of the ancient track and stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_093.tif
  • The original starting line (balbis) marked with stones at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. There is a stepped base at each end of the balbis for the support of a statue. The footraces began from the stone line with two grooves for the toes of the athletes, who were separated into 12 lanes by posts held in vertical sockets. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_090.tif
  • The original starting line (balbis) marked with stones at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. There is a stepped base at each end of the balbis for the support of a statue. The footraces began from the stone line with two grooves for the toes of the athletes, who were separated into 12 lanes by posts held in vertical sockets. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_089.tif
  • General overview of the ancient stadium from the south, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_083.tif
  • General overview of the ancient stadium from the south, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_081.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium at Nemea which dates from 330 BC.  Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 13 lane 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek Pan Hellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_003.tif
  • Fresh water stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brought fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_096.tif
  • View of the south end of the ancient track and stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_094.tif
  • View from the north of the ancient track and stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_092.tif
  • A fresh drinking water settling basin found along a side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_091.tif
  • The original starting line (balbis) marked with stones at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The footraces began from the stone line with two grooves for the toes of the athletes, who were separated into 12 lanes by posts held in vertical sockets. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_086.tif
  • General overview of the ancient stadium from the south, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_084.tif
  • General overview of the ancient stadium from the south, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_082.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium at Nemea which dates from 330 BC.  Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 13 lane 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek PanHellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_011.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium at Nemea which dates from 330 BC.  Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 13 lane 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek Pan Hellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_004.tif
  • Drinking water edifice at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_087.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_079.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_076.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_080.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_077.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_075.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_074.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_015.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_014.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the competitor’s entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea. Built in 320 BC, the arched limestone barrel vaulted tunnel, is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek PanHellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_013.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_012.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_078.tif
  • Arched limestone vaulted competitors entrance tunnel to the ancient stadium at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 320 BC, the tunnel is 36 meters long and its walls contain ancient graffiti with names of some of the athletes, as well as small insights into the athletes.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_005.tif
  • Ancient Greek stadium. Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_085.tif
  • Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Gymnasium northern double colonnade in Doric style, which is part of the stadium complex of Ancient Messene. The east and west side sides were simple Doric porticoes and all sides surrounded the horseshoe shaped stadium. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_014.tif
  • Main entrance of the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_012.tif
  • Tunnel exit at the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_007.tif
  • Tunnel exit at the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_008.tif
  • Part view of the elliptical amphitheatre cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_005.tif
  • Tunnel exit at the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_006.tif
  • View of the elliptical amphitheatre cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_002.tif
  • Main entrance of the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_014.tif
  • Main entrance of the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_013.tif
  • Main entrance of the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_011.tif
  • Main entrance of the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_010.tif
  • Main entrance of the elliptical amphitheatre which is cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_009.tif
  • View of the elliptical amphitheatre cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_001.tif
  • View of the elliptical amphitheatre cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_003.tif
  • Part view of the elliptical amphitheatre cut out of the outcrop of tufa rock at Sutri, Italy. The amphitheatre is believed to have been built in the early Roman period around 1st century BC, possibly on the foundations of an earlier Etruscan version. It was capable of holding up to 400 spectators.
    Sutri_Lazio_Italy_004.tif
  • View of the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, on the south embankment of the Olympic stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The Hellanodikai is a stone enclosure where the judges sat close to the track in the middle of the south embankment. The Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_062.tif
  • Ancient sacred building with niches above the ancient Hellenistic stadium, at ancient Lycian city of Arykanda, Southern Turkey. The building above the stadium which is composed of eight niches is thought to have been a sacred structure possible a temple where gods (Hermes and Heracles) were worshipped. It originally extended to the length of the stadium and was built prior to the stadium. The stadium was restored in the Graeco-Roman age and is located at the highest terrace at the city.  The stadium’s running track is approximately 100 metres long and has rows of seating only on its North side.
    Turkey_Arykanda_017.jpg
  • Delphi. Greece. View towards the entrance of the stadium which has four pillars which are all that remain of the monumental arched entrance to the stadium. The monumental entrance, which athletes used to enter the stadium is attributed to Herod Atticus and included niches for statues in the middle two pillars. The row of white stone slabs is where runners took their starting position for the race. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_042.tif
  • The finish line, on the west side of the Olympic stadium, nearest the entrance. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_066.tif
  • The Roman era altar of the goddess Demeter Chamyne on the north embankment of the Olympic Stadium. Ancient Olympia, Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_068.tif
  • View of the starting line, on the east side of the Olympic stadium, furthest from the entrance. Ancient Olympia, Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_067.tif
  • The finish line, on the west side of the Olympic stadium, nearest the entrance. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_065.tif
  • The finish line, on the west side of the Olympic stadium, nearest the entrance. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_063.tif
  • The finish line, on the west side of the Olympic stadium, nearest the entrance. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_064.tif
  • View of the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, on the south embankment of the Olympic stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The Hellanodikai is a stone enclosure where the judges sat close to the track in the middle of the south embankment. The Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_061.tif
  • The ancient Hellenistic stadium, restored in the Graeco-Roman age at ancient Lycian city of Arykanda, Southern Turkey. Located at the highest terrace at the city, the stadium’s running track is approximately 100 metres long and has rows of seating only on its North side. The building above the stadium which is composed of eight niches is thought to have been a sacred structure possible a temple where gods (Hermes and Heracles) were worshipped. It originally extended to the length of the stadium and was built prior to the stadium
    Turkey_Arykanda_062.jpg
  • The ancient Hellenistic stadium, restored in the Graeco-Roman age at ancient Lycian city of Arykanda, Southern Turkey. Located at the highest terrace at the city, the stadium’s running track is approximately 100 metres long and has rows of seating only on its North side. The building above the stadium which is composed of eight niches is thought to have been a sacred structure possible a temple where gods (Hermes and Heracles) were worshipped. It originally extended to the length of the stadium and was built prior to the stadium
    Turkey_Arykanda_018.jpg
  • Delphi. Greece. View towards the entrance of the stadium which has four pillars which are all that remain of the monumental arched entrance to the stadium. The monumental entrance, which athletes used to enter the stadium is attributed to Herod Atticus and included niches for statues in the middle two pillars. The row of white stone slabs is where runners took their starting position for the race. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_043.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View of four pillars which are all that remain of the monumental arched entrance to the stadium. The monumental entrance, which athletes used to enter the stadium is attributed to Herod Atticus and included niches for statues in the middle two pillars. The row of white stone slabs is where runners took their starting position for the race. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled one Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_036.tif
  • West view of the Olympic Stadium, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. This is the third and final version in a series of stadiums and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. Close to the track in the middle of the south embankment, is the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, a marble enclosure where the judges sat. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_060.tif
  • South West view of the Olympic Stadium, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. This is the third and final version in a series of stadiums and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. Close to the track in the middle of the south embankment, is the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, a marble enclosure where the judges sat. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_059.tif
  • South West view of the Olympic Stadium, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. This is the third and final version in a series of stadiums and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. Close to the track in the middle of the south embankment, is the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, a marble enclosure where the judges sat. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_058.tif
  • North West view of the Olympic Stadium, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. This is the third and final version in a series of stadiums and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. Close to the track in the middle of the south embankment, is the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, a marble enclosure where the judges sat. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_005.tif
  • Perge. Antalya. Turkey. View of the vaulted chambers that were underneath the seats of the 2nd century AD horse shoe shaped Roman stadium at the ancient city. The vaults were interconnected and allowed passage around the inside of the stadium. The stadium had the capacity to seat 12000 spectators.
    Turkey_Perge_099.jpg
  • Perge. Antalya. Turkey. View of the vaulted chambers that were underneath the seats of the 2nd century AD horse shoe shaped Roman stadium at the ancient city. The vaults were interconnected and allowed passage around the inside of the stadium. The stadium had the capacity to seat 12000 spectators.
    Turkey_Perge_098.jpg
  • Steps on the seating rows of the ancient Hellenistic stadium at the ancient Lycian city of Arykanda, Southern Turkey. The stadium was restored in the Graeco-Roman age and is located at the highest terrace at the city.  The stadium’s running track is approximately 100 metres long and has rows of seating only on its North side.
    Turkey_Arykanda_070.jpg
  • Steps on the seating rows of the ancient Hellenistic stadium at the ancient Lycian city of Arykanda, Southern Turkey. The stadium was restored in the Graeco-Roman age and is located at the highest terrace at the city.  The stadium’s running track is approximately 100 metres long and has rows of seating only on its North side.
    Turkey_Arykanda_069.jpg
  • The ancient Hellenistic stadium, restored in the Graeco-Roman age at ancient Lycian city of Arykanda, Southern Turkey. Located at the highest terrace at the city, the stadium’s running track is approximately 100 metres long and has rows of seating only on its North side. The building above the stadium which is composed of eight niches is thought to have been a sacred structure possible a temple where gods (Hermes and Heracles) were worshipped. It originally extended to the length of the stadium and was built prior to the stadium
    Turkey_Arykanda_063.jpg
  • Delphi. Greece. View of four pillars which are all that remain of the monumental arched entrance to the stadium. The monumental entrance, which athletes used to enter the stadium is attributed to Herod Atticus and included niches for statues in the middle two pillars. The row of white stone slabs is where runners took their starting position for the race. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled one Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_012.tif
  • North West view of the Olympic Stadium, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. This is the third and final version in a series of stadiums and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. Close to the track in the middle of the south embankment, is the Exedra of the Hellanodikai, a marble enclosure where the judges sat. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_057.tif
  • Inside view of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_056.tif
  • Inside view of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_055.tif
  • Inside view of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_054.tif
  • Inside view of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_053.tif
  • View of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_052.tif
  • View of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_051.tif
  • View of the vaulted entrance to the stadium. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The entrance was built during the 3rd century BC and built beneath the terraces to link the sanctuary to the stadium. Athletes, judges, official and priests entered the Stadium through this passageway, whereas the spectators entered from the embankments. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_004.tif
  • View of the ancient stadium at the base of the Acropolis. Ancient Lycian city of Tlos Southern Turkey. There are nine rows of seating carved into the natural rock on the Acropolis base and in the middle of the stadium there is a 1 metre deep pool and also a fountain. Lining the stadium are the ruins of market stalls and shops.
    Turkey_Tlos_046.jpg
  • View of the ancient stadium at the base of the Acropolis. Ancient Lycian city of Tlos Southern Turkey. There are nine rows of seating carved into the natural rock on the Acropolis base and in the middle of the stadium there is a 1 metre deep pool and also a fountain. Lining the stadium are the ruins of market stalls and shops.
    Turkey_Tlos_045.jpg
  • Perge. Antalya. Turkey. View of the vaulted chambers that were underneath the seats of the 2nd century AD horse shoe shaped Roman stadium at the ancient city. The vaults were interconnected and allowed passage around the inside of the stadium. The stadium had the capacity to seat 12000 spectators.
    Turkey_Perge_100.jpg
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