STADIUM , the Latin See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of this See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek name for a See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard of length, a See also:

• STADE
• STADE, BERNHARD (1848–1906)

stade— See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo bpryveat (about 6 ft., or 1 See also:

• FATHOM

fathom) = 6 a?dOpa (loo Gr. about 'or Eng. ft.), See also:

• EQUIVALENT

equivalent to about 6o6 Eng. ft.; as being about one-eighth of the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman mile, it is often translated by " See also:

• FURLONG (from the 0. Eng. furlang, i.e. " furrow-long ")

furlong." The course for the See also:

• FOOT

foot-See also:

• RACE

race at See also:

• OLYMPIA

Olympia (q.v.) was exactly a stade in length, and hence the name was given to the Greek foot-race and to the See also:

• AMPHITHEATRE (Gr. 441, around, and O&arpov, a place for spectators)

amphitheatre in which the races took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place (see See also:

• GAMES, CLASSICAL

GAMES, CLASSICAL) .