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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prytaneion | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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
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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
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honoring Olympic victors ⓘ hosting magistrates ⓘ maintaining sacred hearth fire ⓘ official dining ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prytaneion
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia