Further Resources: FAQ 9

• See the site plan and more images of the gymnasium at Olympia.

• Read the quote about the athletes' oath from the writer Pausanias's 2nd century A.D. Description of Greece.

• Read Pausanias's description of the statues of Zeus which were made from athlete's fines in his tour guide of ancient Greece.

• See the catalog description and more images of the vase with the official.

• Read Pausanias's mention of the athlete who was fined for deliberately avoiding the training period at Olympia.

• Read Pausanias's description of the athlete who was fined for cowardice.

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