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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.
The stadium was built at a time of resurgence of Greek culture in the mid-2nd century. Although the stadium was a "quintessentially Greek architectural type", [11] it was "Roman in scale" with a massive capacity of 50,000, [16] which is roughly the same as that of the Stadium of Domitian in Rome. [25]
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 .
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]
Stadion (running race), an ancient Greek running event, part of the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games, and the name of the building in which it took place; Stadion (state), a county of the Holy Roman Empire; Stadion (unit), Latinized as stadium, an ancient unit of length, formerly anglicized as stade
The Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis" (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο Αθηνών "Σπύρος Λούης", Olympiakó Stádio Athinón "Spýros Loúis") is a sports stadium in Marousi, in the north section of Athens, Greece. With a total capacity of 75,000, it is the largest sports venue in Greece.
The Greek furlong, one side of the ancient Greek acre [10] Uncommon in Byzantine texts [11] Stade: stádion (στάδιον) 600 188.8 Also stadion or stadium (pl. stadia) (=English furlong) Bowshot: doxarioú bolḗ (δοξαριού βολή) 1000 314.8 Mile: mílion (μίλιον) 5000 1574 Also milion
The Heptastadion was created to link Pharos Island to the mainland coast and given a name based on its length (Heptastadion is Greek for "seven stadia"— hepta meaning seven, and a stadion being a Greek unit of length measuring approximately 180 m (590 ft)). [3] Overall it was more than three-quarters of a mile long.