Gymnasium of Delphi
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The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek gymnasium
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archaeological site → athletic training complex → |
| associatedWith |
Oracle of Delphi
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Panhellenic games → Pythian Games → |
| constructionPeriod |
Hellenistic period
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| culture |
ancient Greek
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| currentStatus |
ruin
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| distanceFrom |
below Temple of Apollo at Delphi
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| excavatedBy |
French School at Athens
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| functionedAs |
social gathering place
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training center for athletes → |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
basins and pools
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columns → walls → |
| hasFeature |
changing rooms
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covered running track → open-air training area → water supply from Castalian Spring → |
| hasPart |
baths
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colonnades → courtyard → palaestra → xystos → |
| locatedBelow |
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
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| locatedIn |
Central Greece
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Delphi → Greece → Phocis → |
| materialUsed |
marble
→
stone → |
| near |
Castalian Spring
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| openToPublic |
true
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| partOf |
Delphi archaeological site
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sanctuary of Delphi → |
| primaryUsers |
athletes
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youths → |
| religiousContext |
sanctuary of Apollo
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| timePeriod |
Classical Greece
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Hellenistic Greece → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
part of Archaeological Site of Delphi
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| usedFor |
athletic training
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discus and javelin practice → exercise → preparation for games → running practice → wrestling practice → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Delphi
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Delphi archaeological site → Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi → |
hasPart |