Prytaneion of Olympia

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The Prytaneion of Olympia was an ancient Greek civic building at the sanctuary of Olympia where officials dined, sacred hearth fires burned, and victors in the Olympic Games were ceremonially honored.

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Surface form Occurrences
Prytaneion 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek civic building
ceremonial building
public building
architecturalStyle ancient Greek architecture
associatedWith Elean officials
Olympic victors
ancient Olympic Games
ceremony feasts for Olympic victors
sacrifices to the gods
country Greece
culture ancient Greek culture
currentStatus archaeological site
dedicatedTo Hestia
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
excavationSite Archaeological site of Olympia
surface form: Archaeological Site of Olympia
function seat of prytaneis
symbolic center of civic unity
governedBy Elean city-state
greekName Πρυτανεῖον Ὀλυμπίας
hasFeature altar
banquet rooms
dining hall
sacred hearth
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Site of Olympia
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Elis
Olympia
Peloponnese
sanctuary of Olympia
material stone
near Temple of Hera at Olympia
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
partOf sanctuary of Olympia
surface form: sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
religion ancient Greek religion
symbolizes continuity of the city through the sacred fire
timePeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
usedFor civic functions
honoring Olympic victors
hosting magistrates
maintaining sacred hearth fire
official dining
religious ceremonies

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Hestia cultCenter Prytaneion of Olympia
this entity surface form: Prytaneion
Altis sacred precinct hasPart Prytaneion of Olympia
Archaeological site of Olympia hasPart Prytaneion of Olympia
sanctuary of Olympia hasPart Prytaneion of Olympia
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
Olympia hasStructure Prytaneion of Olympia
Olympia, Greece hasStructure Prytaneion of Olympia