The final configuration of the Altis is depicted in "Introduction to tour of Olympia". Tour with pictures. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
An alternative view is that the stadium began inside the Altis but was moved outside: "The Stadium and the Events". A Tour of Ancient Olympia. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.. During its inside phase the spectators must have sat on the hill. In addition to disrespecting Pindar, this view requires a distance of about 100 m (330 ft) between the spectators and the events, a disadvantage easily seen from the current road on the hill, the steep cliff of the hill also being a disadvantage.
Pindar (1990). "Olympian 10". Olympian. Translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021. The Greek is accessible from this site, as well as syntactical notes of every Greek word in it.
"Olympia, Pelopeion (Building)". Art & Archaeology Artifact Browser. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
Map of the location of the temple of Zeus at Olympia (in Abel Blouet et Amable Ravoisié, Expédition scientifique de Morée, ordonnée par le Gouvernement Français. Architecture, Sculptures, Inscriptions et Vues du Péloponèse, des Cyclades et de l’Attique., Firmin Didot, 1831.)
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The final configuration of the Altis is depicted in "Introduction to tour of Olympia". Tour with pictures. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
An alternative view is that the stadium began inside the Altis but was moved outside: "The Stadium and the Events". A Tour of Ancient Olympia. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.. During its inside phase the spectators must have sat on the hill. In addition to disrespecting Pindar, this view requires a distance of about 100 m (330 ft) between the spectators and the events, a disadvantage easily seen from the current road on the hill, the steep cliff of the hill also being a disadvantage.
Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. "Altis". Britannica. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
Pindar (1990). "Olympian 10". Olympian. Translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021. The Greek is accessible from this site, as well as syntactical notes of every Greek word in it.
"Olympia, Pelopeion (Building)". Art & Archaeology Artifact Browser. Perseus Digital Library. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
