Around 140 CE the Panathenaic Stadium was restored by Herodes Atticus, giving its current horseshoe shape. It was 204.07m long, 33.35m wide, and had a seating capacity of around 50,000 people. After the 1870 excavation that discovered it, people decided to restore it once again for the newly created Olympic Games, announced on June 23, 1894, by Baron Pierre de Coubertin speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris. ...
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