Olympia Stadium: Starting Lines
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Olympia Stadium: Starting Lines
The starting blocks of the stadium at Olympia, and a stone base that was probably used as part of the hysplex, the mechanism that prevented runners from starting the race too early.
The starting lines at the Olympic stadium were made of marble and had notches cut where runners would place their feet. The bases of the hysplex, the catapult-like mechanism of posts and rope that ensured no runner jumped ahead before the staring command.