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	Set up as the place for the [[Olympic Games\|Olympic]] [[chariot]] races, the hippodrome of the Sanctuary of Olympia featured races of chariots pulled by two [[horse]]s (''biga'') and four horses (''quadriga''), as well as mounted races.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis\|Elis: Hippodrome]]</ref>		Set up as the place for the [[Olympic Games\|Olympic]] [[chariot]] races, the hippodrome of the Sanctuary of Olympia featured races of chariots pulled by two [[horse]]s (''biga'') and four horses (''quadriga''), as well as mounted races.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis\|Elis: Hippodrome]]</ref>

	While visiting the Sanctuary in 428 BCE the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] witnessed a [[Priestess of Demeter\|priestess]] of [[Demeter]] publicly shaming and accusing a woman, [[Kallipateira]], of dishonoring herself and the Olympic Games outside the hippodrome's gates, and intervened.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Kallipateira (memory)\|Kallipateira]]</ref>		While visiting the Sanctuary in 428 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] witnessed a [[Priestess of Demeter\|priestess]] of [[Demeter]] publicly shaming and accusing a woman, [[Kallipateira]], of dishonoring herself and the Olympic Games outside the hippodrome's gates, and intervened.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Kallipateira (memory)\|Kallipateira]]</ref>

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	The '''Hippodrome''' was ~~a {{Wiki~~\|~~hippodrome}}~~ located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].		The '''Hippodrome''' was an [[Hippodrome\|arena]] located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].

	~~During~~ the ~~5th century BCE~~ the hippodrome ~~was visited~~ by the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]]~~. In 428 BCE Kassandra~~ witnessed ~~how~~ a [[Priestess of Demeter]] publicly ~~shamed~~ and ~~accused~~ a woman, [[Kallipateira]], of dishonoring herself and the [[Olympic Games]] outside the hippodrome's gates.<ref ~~name="Kallipateira"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Kallipateira (memory)\|Kallipateira]]</ref>		==History==
			Set up as the place for the [[Olympic Games\|Olympic]] [[chariot]] races, the hippodrome of the Sanctuary of Olympia featured races of chariots pulled by two [[horse]]s (''biga'') and four horses (''quadriga''), as well as mounted races.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis\|Elis: Hippodrome]]</ref>

			While visiting the Sanctuary in 428 BCE the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] witnessed a [[Priestess of Demeter\|priestess]] of [[Demeter]] publicly shaming and accusing a woman, [[Kallipateira]], of dishonoring herself and the Olympic Games outside the hippodrome's gates, and intervened.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Kallipateira (memory)\|Kallipateira]]</ref>

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	The '''Hippodrome''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].		The '''Hippodrome''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].

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	The '''Hippodrome''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].		The '''Hippodrome''' was a {{Wiki\|hippodrome}} located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].

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The '''Hippodrome''' was a {{Wiki|hippodrome}} located near the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] within the [[Valley of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]].

During the 5th century BCE the hippodrome was visited by the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]]. In 428 BCE Kassandra witnessed how a [[Priestess of Demeter]] publicly shamed and accused a woman, [[Kallipateira]], of dishonoring herself and the [[Olympic Games]] outside the hippodrome's gates.<ref name="Kallipateira">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Kallipateira (memory)|Kallipateira]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''

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[[Category:Locations in Elis]]
[[Category:Locations in Valley of Olympia]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Olympia]]
[[Category:Race tracks]]