Pausanias, Description of Greece, ed. W. H. S. Jones, ed. H. A. Ormerod, ed. Gregory Nagy, 6.20.8

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[8] At the end of the statues which they made from the fines levied on athletes, there is the entrance called the Hidden Entrance. Through it, umpires and competitors are accustomed to enter the stadium. Now the stadium is an embankment of earth, and on it is a seat for the presidents of the Games. Opposite the umpires is an altar of white marble;

Description of Greece. Pausanias. ed. W. H. S. Jones, ed. H. A. Ormerod, ed. Gregory Nagy. . .

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Ἑλλάδος Περιηγήσεως Perseus (Pausanias. Pausaniae Graeciae descriptio, Volumes 1-3. Spiro, Friedrich, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1903.) — 6.20.8 focus

[8] 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·

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Description of Greece Perseus (Pausanias. Pausanias Description of Greece, Volumes 1-4. Jones, W.H.S. (William Henry Samuel), translator; Ormerod, Henry Arderne, translator. London, New York: W. Heinemann, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1918-1935.) — 6.20.8 focus

[8] At the end of the statues which they made from the fines levied on athletes, there is the entrance called the Hidden Entrance. Through it umpires and competitors are wont to enter the stadium. Now the stadium is an embankment of earth, and on it is a seat for the presidents of the games. Opposite the umpires is an altar of white marble;

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