Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.20.8

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Passage 6.20.8: The stadium, its Hidden Gate, judges' seats, and a white stone altar.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ πέρατι τῶν ἀγαλμάτων ἃ ἐπὶ ζημίαις ἐποιήσαντο ἀθλητῶν, ἐπὶ τούτῳ τῷ πέρατί ἐστιν ἣν Κρυπτὴν ὀνομάζουσιν ἔσοδον· διὰ δὲ αὐτῆς τούς τε Ἑλλανοδίκας ἐσιέναι ἐς τὸ στάδιον καὶ τοὺς ἀγωνιστάς. τὸ μὲν δὴ στάδιον γῆς χῶμά ἐστι, πεποίηται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ καθέδρα τοῖς τιθεῖσι τὸν ἀγῶνα. ἔστι δὲ ἀπαντικρὺ τῶν Ἑλλανοδικῶν βωμὸς λίθου λευκοῦ·

English Translation

At the end of the statues which were set up as penalties against athletes, there is an entrance called the Hidden Gate. Through this entrance, the judges of the Greeks and the competitors pass into the stadium. The stadium itself is an earthen embankment, and within it is a seat constructed for the presidents of the contests. Opposite the judges' seats stands an altar of white stone.

Proper Nouns

Hellanodikai (Ἑλλανοδίκης) person
Krypte (Κρυπτὴ) place
stadion (στάδιον) place Q16331589
Also in: 5.14.9
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