Panathenaea: Or, A Singular Book on the Twin Festival of Minerva (1619) - Page 22

Panathenaea, he said, 'O men of Athens, and you Greeks who will come, and you athletes who will compete, we will welcome you with a stadium of white stone.' And having said these things, he completed the stadium above the Ilissus within four years, having composed a work above all wonders. For no theater competes with it." This is the very one which Pausanias discusses in the Attica: "After crossing the Ilissus, there is a place called Agrae, and a temple of Artemis Agrotera. They say that Artemis hunted there first, having come from Delos. And for this reason the statue has a bow. But the place is not equally appealing to hear of, but it is a wonder to those who see it: a stadium of white stone. One could best infer its size from this. From above, a mountain above the Ilissus begins from a crescent shape and descends to the river, toward the bank, both straight and double. This, Herodes, a man of Athens, built, and most of the stone from Pentelicus was consumed for the building."

Cap. X.

Thence the musical, by whom instituted, and where it was accustomed to be held. A concert in it of flute players, called "Synaulia"; and a notable passage of Hesychius restored regarding this matter. Who was the first victor with the lyre, and when. The praises of some were also sung, and a circular chorus was given; and poets competed with four plays, which collection was called a "Tetralogia."

Now let us come to the musical contest, mention of which is in Plutarch, book On Music: "And this is shown by the record of the Panathenaea, the one concerning the musical contest