Lampadephoria
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Lampadephoria
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Lampadephoria (Λαμπαδηφορία) and Lampadedromia (Λαμπαδηδρομία) was an ancient Greek type of torch race. The race was run usually on foot, but sometimes it was also on horses by ephebi. The torches were of two kinds—one a sort of candlestick and the other one of a more conventional kind. There were different methods of the race. The first was a Relay race. Runners, posted at intervals, the first in each line who receives the torch, or takes it from the altar, running at his best speed and handing
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Festival
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampadephoria
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2023-02-20T22:42:19Z
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