Hippodrome of Olympia
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The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hippodrome of Olympia canonical | 5 |
| hippodrome of Olympia | 3 |
| Hippodrome at Olympia | 1 |
| ἱππόδρομος Ὀλυμπίας | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hippodrome of Olympia Context triple: [Archaeological site of Olympia, hasPart, Hippodrome of Olympia]
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A.
Palaestra of Olympia
The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the Olympic Games.
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B.
Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Stadium of Delphi
The Stadium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic arena located above the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletic contests of the Pythian Games were held.
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E.
Temple of Hera at Olympia
The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hippodrome of Olympia Target entity description: The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.
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A.
Palaestra of Olympia
The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the Olympic Games.
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B.
Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Stadium of Delphi
The Stadium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic arena located above the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletic contests of the Pythian Games were held.
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E.
Temple of Hera at Olympia
The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek hippodrome
ⓘ
racecourse ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 600 to 700 meters ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 200 meters ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ancient Olympic Games ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Zeus ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important center of Greek athletic competition
ⓘ
major venue of the ancient Olympic festival ⓘ |
| currentCondition |
largely unexcavated
ⓘ
not yet securely located archaeologically ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
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surface form:
Pausanias
|
| governingCityState | Elis ⓘ |
| GreekName |
Hippodrome of Olympia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ἱππόδρομος Ὀλυμπίας
|
| hasEventType | panhellenic equestrian contests ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central barrier
ⓘ
spectator embankments ⓘ starting gates for chariots ⓘ turning posts ⓘ |
| knownFrom | ancient literary sources ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Olympia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| near |
Alfeios River
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpheios River
Stadium of Olympia ⓘ
surface form:
stadium of Olympia
|
| operatedInPeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Olympic Games infrastructure
ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ |
| raceTypesHeld |
apene (mule-cart race)
ⓘ
keles (single horse race) ⓘ synoris (two-horse chariot race) ⓘ tethrippon (four-horse chariot race) ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
geophysical survey
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topographical analysis ⓘ |
| terrain | flat alluvial plain ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
from at least 8th century BCE
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until late antiquity ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Olympic Games
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Olympic Games
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| usedFor |
chariot racing
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equestrian events ⓘ horse racing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hippodrome of Olympia Description of subject: The Hippodrome of Olympia was the ancient Greek racecourse where chariot and horse races were held during the Olympic Games.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ἱππόδρομος Ὀλυμπίας
this entity surface form:
hippodrome of Olympia
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia
this entity surface form:
hippodrome of Olympia
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
this entity surface form:
Hippodrome at Olympia
this entity surface form:
hippodrome of Olympia