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GLOSSARY altis: grove athlete: one who competes for a prize athlon: prize athlos: contest dekadrachm: ten drachmai diaulos: a foot race equal to two lenghts of the stadion dolichos: a distance race varying from place to place, generally 12 to 24 lengths of the stadion (ca. 1.5 to 3 miles) drachma: standard of Greek currency, meaning literally "a handful of spits" dromos: running place or racecourse gymnasion: place of naked people halteres: jumping weights hellanodikai: Greek judges himantes: boxing gloves hippodromos: racecourse for horses hoplite: armed soldier hoplitodromos: race in armor keles: horse race Nike: Victory; goddess of victory palaestra: place of wrestling pale: wrestling pankration: an athletic event combining aspects of wrestling and boxing pantheon: all the gods pentathlon: five contests (discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, and foot race) peplos: a loose outer robe worn by women in ancient Greece periodonikes: circuit victor pugme: boxing stadion: linear distance equal to 600 feet; a foot race 600 feet long; place of athletic contests, literally "the standing place" tethrippon: four-horse chariot tetradrachm: four drachmai |
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