Athletes Locker Room, Nemea, Greece

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 09 May 2012
Athletes Locker Room, Nemea, Greece

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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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 09). Athletes Locker Room, Nemea, Greece. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/616/athletes-locker-room-nemea-greece/

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