Olympia - Stadium Stadion

The Stadion at Olympia, which after the erection of the Echo Hall (330-320 B.C.) was separated from the Sacred Precinct, was completely excavated by German archeologists in 1958-62 and restored to its fourth century form. On the track can be seen the starting-lines for the two-stade race (to the west) and the Stadion race (to the east). The spectators sat on earth embankments: there were no tiers of stone seating, and only the judges had their tribune on the south side and the priestess of Demeter - the only woman who was allowed to be present at the Games - on the north side.
The stadium was the largest of its kind, seating 30,000.