Hippodrome of Olympia Hippodrome of Olympia The Hippodrome of Olympia housed the equestrian contests (horse racing and chariot racing) of the Ancient Olympic Games. According to Pausanias, it was situated to the south of the Stadium and covered a large area about 600 meters long and 200 meters wide. The hippodrome was a wide, flat, open space where the starting point and the finish line were designated with a pole and a second smaller pole called nyssa designated the turning point. Horse and chariot races were one of the most popular and spectacular sports of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The equestrian
Ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland a translation of the underlying meaning of the Greek word, and "presbyter" (1597) is learned correction of the loan-word. However, the semantics of "priest" are complicated by the fact that it is traditionally used also as the translation of a different New Testament Greek word, "Minister" comes from a Latin word meaning servant, and is also used in the Church as a verb: to minister to the needs of God's people. In calling itself a Presbyterian Church, the Church of Scotland declares itself to be a Church governed by elders. Although colloquial usage in the Church distinguishes between ministers and