IMPORTANCE

SITE

OLYMPIAD

RULES

ATHLETIC EVENTS

Boxing

Javelin

Pentathlon

Discus

Jumping

Equipment

Rules

Characteristics

Running

Equestrian contests

Pankration

Wrestling

Messengers/Trumpeters

OLYMPIC VICTORS

ART

Long jump rules

The jumping pit was roughly 50 feet long and was filled with soft soil so that the athletes' footprints could be detected on it. Philostratus mentions that if both footprints did not appear in the pit, the jump was considered to be invalid. On one side of the pit was a fixed point called the bater. The bater was the starting point from which all jumps were measured. The length of the jump was recorded with a wooden rod called a kanon.

 

Topography:
Short description of the monuments at ancient Olympia

3D reconstructions:
Some of the most important buildings in ancient Olympia rendered in three-dimensions.

VRML:
3D reconstruction of the Temple of Zeus in ancient Olympia.

Other games:
Short reference on other famous contests in ancient Greece

In the first person:
Young Ariston shares his experience in the Olympic Games

Olympic victors:
Database of the ancient Olympic victors based on each athletic event and each Olympiad

Specimen sources

Bibliography