“ To excite the ardor of the combatants, ” notes one Bible scholar, “the crowns, the rewards of victory, and palm branches, lay, during the contest, full in their view, on a tripod, or table, placed in the stadium. ” For the winner, wearing the crown was a mark of great honor.
घर लौटते वक्‍त वह रथ पर सवार होकर इस तरह अपने शहर में दाखिल होता था मानो किसी बड़ी जंग में फतह हासिल करके लौटा हो ।