Classical Studies 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Olympic Oath, Ritual Purification, Prytaneion

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Bernd Steinbock

Document Summary

The olympic festival: religious aspects, athletic and equestrian competitions, celebration of victors. Date: every four years, at second full moon after summer solstice (e. g. aug. 9th, 300 bc) 1 day prior: procession from elis to olympia (58 km) Procession : from prytaneion to 63 altars, the number show syou that the temples are not just for the gods, but for the heroes too, hippodrome: equestrian competitions, winner: horse owner (elite; cf. Alcibiades 416 bc: four-horse chariot race, horse-back race, two-horse chariot race, four-foal chariot race. Stadium: pentathlon: stadium race, wrestling, discus throw, long jump, javelin throw. Stadium race (600 feet =192m at olympia: every city has slightly different measurements, the stadium at olympia is the longest. Religious highpoint: hecatomb for zeus (sacrifice of 100 oxen, feast boys competition (stadium race, wrestling, boxing) Doric peripteral temple: 6 x 13 massive columns (20 m.