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The stadion (plural stadia, Ancient Greek: στάδιον; [1] latinized as stadium), also anglicized as stade, was an ancient Greek unit of length, consisting of 600 Ancient Greek feet . Its exact length is unknown today; historians estimate it at between 150 m and 210 m.
This has been translated either as 4 080 000 stadia (1903 translation by Edwin Hamilton Gifford), or as 804 000 000 stadia (edition of Édouard des Places, dated 1974–1991). Using the Greek stadium of 185 to 190 metres, [ 32 ] [ 33 ] the former translation comes to 754 800 km to 775 200 km , which is far too low, whereas the second ...
Stadion or stade (Ancient Greek: στάδιον) was an ancient running event and also the building in which it took place, as part of Panhellenic Games including the Ancient Olympic Games. The event was one of the five major Pentathlon events and the premier event of the gymnikos agon (γυμνικὸς ἀγών "nude competition"). [1]
The Stadium at Olympia (also called the Olympia Stadium or the Olympia Stadion) is an ancient stadium at the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece, is located to the east of the sanctuary of Zeus. It was the location of many of the sporting events at the Ancient Olympic Games .
Ancient Greek units of measurement varied according to location and epoch. Systems of ancient weights and measures evolved as needs changed; Solon and other lawgivers also reformed them en bloc . [ citation needed ] Some units of measurement were found to be convenient for trade within the Mediterranean region and these units became ...
Stadium at Olympia "Stadium" is the Latin form of the Greek word "stadion" (στάδιον), a measure of length equalling the length of 600 human feet. [5] As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the exact length adopted for 1 foot at a given place and time.
Stadia mark, crosshairs on the reticle of a theodolite or other surveying instrument Stadiametric rangefinding (also stadia method), a technique of measuring distances with a telescopic instrument Stadion (unit) (plural: stadia), an ancient Greek unit of length
Other running events included a two-stade race, the Diaulos (running race) [10] and the dolichos, which was a long-distance race that was 20 or 24 stades long, or about two and a half miles to three miles. [11] For races longer than one stade, runners would have to turn 180 degrees around a post at each of the two ends of the stadium ...