at this date, a horse or chariot race,
or both, I am unable to say.

It must be understood that the Eleians under arms were already close at
hand within the sacred enclosure. (27) The Arcadians, without advancing
farther to meet them, drew up their troops on the river Cladaus, which
flows past the Altis and discharges itself into the Alpheus. Their
allies, consisting of two hundred Argive hoplites and about four hundred
Athenian cavalry, were there to support them. Presently the Eleians
formed into line on the opposite side of the stream, and, having
sacrificed, at once began advancing. Though heretofore in matters of
war despised by Arcadians and Argives, by Achaeans and Athenians alike,
still on this day they led the van of the allied force like the bravest
of the brave. Coming into collision with the Arcadians first, they at
once put them to flight, and next receiving the attack of the Argive
supports, mastered these also. Then having pursued them into the space
between the senate-house, the temple of Hestia, and the theatre thereto
adjoining, they still kept up the fighting as fiercely as ever, pushing
the retreating foe towards the great altar. But now being exposed to
missiles from the porticoes and the senate-house and the great temple,
(28) while battling with their opponents on the level, some of the
Eleians were slain, and amongst others the commander of the Three
Hundred himself, Stratolas. At this state of the proceedings they
retired to their camp.

(27) "The {temenos} must here be distinguished from the Altis, as
meaning the entire breadth of consecrated ground at Olympia, of
which the Altis formed a smaller interior portion enclosed with a
wall. The Eleians entered into a {temenos} before they crossed the
river Kladeus, which flowed through the {temenos}, but alongside
the Altis. The tomb of Oenomaus, which was doubtless included in
the {temenos}, was on the right bank of the Kladeus (Paus. VI.
xxi. 3); while the Altis was on the left bank of the river."--
Grote, "H. G." x. 438, note 1. For the position of the Altis
(Paus. V. x. 1) and several of the buildings here mentioned, and
the topography of Olympia in general, see Baedeker's "Greece," p.
322 foll.; and Dorpfeld's Plan ("Olympia und Umgegend," Berlin,
1882), there reproduced.

(28) Or, "from the porticoes of the senate-house and the great
temple."

The Arcadians and those with them were