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The 'Apodyterion' or athletes locker room was where athletes would have made their final preparations before entering the stadium via a passageway and tunnel linking the two. The building originally surrounded a small court on three sides by Doric columns. 330-320 BCE.
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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 09). Athletes Locker Room, Nemea, Greece.
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