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    Hoarse e-Books (20002ist@thepit.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Feb-2026 08:28:55 JST Hoarse e-Books Hoarse e-Books

    Practice from ancient Olympia that the modern Games really should adopt: posting the names of cheaters in a conspicuous location at the stadium entrance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanes_of_Olympia

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      Zanes of Olympia
      The Zanes were bronze statues of Zeus at ancient Olympia. The name Zanes was the plural of Zeus in the local dialect. These statues were dedicated to Zeus and they were erected with the money from fines imposed by the judges on those athletes who disrespected and/or violated the rules of the Olympic Games. Besides the fines, the judges could also impose body punishments or exclude an athlete from the Games depending on the severity of their violation. Today, only 16 pedestals (stone bases) of the statues survive. They are located one next to the other in front of the monumental entrance to the stadium, the Crypt: the reason they were placed in such a highly visible location was to dissuade other athletes from cheating. In ancient times, there were 16 bronze statues of Zeus on those pedestals, but they do not survive today. The Zanes statues were crafted by great artists of their time. According to Pausanias, the pedestals were inscribed with short texts mentioning the name of the offender; these were to make it clear that Olympic victories were to be won by feats of strength, rather than bought with money. The inscription of an athlete's name on such a pedestal...

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