Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals

E. Norman Gardiner

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First published in 1910, this book explores the subject of athletics festivals in ancient Greece, looking in detail at its history as well as the exercises commonly seen at such occasions. “Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals” is highly recommend for those with an interest in athletics and is not to be missed by collectors of related literature. Contents include: “Introductory”, “Athletics in Homer”, “The Rise of the Athletic Festival”, “The Age of Athletic Festivals, Sith Century B.C.”, “The Age of Athletic Ideal, 500–440 B.C.”, “Professionalism and Specialization, 440–338 B.C.”, “The Decline of Athletics, 338–146 B.C.”, “Athletics Under the Romans”, “The Olympic Festival, etc. Macha Press is republishing this classic work now in a new edition complete with the extract 'Classical Games' by Francis Storr.

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• Publié par: Read Books Ltd.
• Date de parution: 14 août 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528790949
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIVALS
By
E. NORMAN GARDINER
WITH THE EXTRACT Classical Games By Francis Storr

First published in 1910



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To F. E. Thompson
In grateful acknowledgment of all that the author in common with many another marlburian owes to his teaching, his sympathy and his friendship.


Contents
CLA SSICAL GAMES
By F rancis Storr
PREFACE
LIST OF THE COMMONEST ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES
PART I
A History of Greek Athletics and Athletic Festivals from the Earliest Times to 393 A.D.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER II
ATHLET ICS IN HOMER
CHAPTER III
THE RISE OF THE ATHLE TIC FESTIVAL
CHAPTER IV
THE AGE OF ATHLETIC FESTIVALS, SIXTH CENTURY B.C.
CHAPTER V
THE AGE OF THE ATHLETIC IDEAL, 500-440 B.C.
CHAPTER VI
PROFESSIONALISM AND SPECIALIZATION, 440-338 B.C.
CHAPTER VII
THE DECLINE OF ATHLETICS, 338-146 B.C.
CHAPTER VIII
ATHLETICS UNDE R THE ROMANS
CHAPTER IX
THE OLYM PIC FESTIVAL
CHAPTER X
THE PYTHIAN, ISTHMIAN, AND NEME AN FESTIVALS
CHAPTER XI
THE ATHLETIC FESTIVA LS OF ATHENS
PART II
The Athletic Exercises of the Greeks with an Account of their Stadia and Gymnasia
CHAPTER XII
THE STADIUM
CHAPTER XIII
T HE FOOT-RACE
CHAPTER XIV
THE JUMP AND HALTERES
CHAPTER XV
THROWIN G THE DISKOS
CHAPTER XVI
THROWING THE JAVELIN
CHAPTER XVII
TH E PENTATHLON
C HAPTER XVIII
WRESTLING
CHAPTER XIX
BOXING
CHAPTER XX
THE PAN KRATION [741]
CHAPTER XXI
TH E HIPPODROME
CHAPTER XXII
THE GYMNASIUM AND T HE PALAESTRA
BIBLIOGRAPHY


Illustrations
FIG. 1. Fragment of Stea tite Pyxis.
FIG. 2. Scene from Clazomenae Sarcophagus in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 3. Amphi araus Vase.
FIG. 4. Di pylon Vase.
FIG. 5. Plan of Olympia.
FIG. 6. Statue of G irl Runner.
FIG. 7. Apollo, foun d at Tenea.
FIG. 8. Statue by an Argiv e Sculptor.
FIG. 9. Choiseul-Gouff ier Apollo.
FIG. 10. Figure from E. pediment at Aegina.
FIG. 11. Bronze Statuette fro m Ligourio.
FIG. 12. Bronze Statuette of Hop litodromos.
FIG. 13. Myron’s Diskobolos
FIG. 14. Doryphoros, after P olycleitus.
FIG. 15. Diadumenos from Vaison, after P olycleitus.
FIG. 16. Bronze head of ephebos.
FIG. 17. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 18. Chariote er. Delphi.
FIG. 19. A poxyomenos.
FIG. 20. Statue of Agias b y Lysippus.
FIG. 21. Farnese Heracles, by Glycon.
FIG. 22. Athletics under the Romans.
FIG. 23. Professional boxer, from mosaic in Thermae of Caracalla.
FIG. 24. Staters of Elis, in British Museum (enlarged).
FIG. 25 AND FIG. 26. R.-f. kylix and R.-f. kylix
FIG. 27. Imperial coins of Delphi, in British Museum (enlarged).
FIG. 28. Imperial coin of Corinth, in British Museum (enlarged).
FIG. 29. S ilver Vase.
FIG. 30. Scene from Silver Vas e (Fig. 29).
FIG. 31. Imperial coin of Argos, in British Museum (enlarged).
FIG. 32. Small Panathenaic amphora, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 33. B.-f. kylix, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 34. Vot ive Relief.
FIG. 35. Relief on monument of Atarbus.
FIG. 36. Relie f on Stele.
FIG. 37. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 38. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 39. Panathenaic amphora fr om Camirus.
FIG. 40. Marble chair of judge at P anathenaea.
FIG. 41. Portion of starting lines at Olympia.
FIG. 42. The Stadium of Epidaurus, S.E. corner.
FIG. 43. AND FIG. 44. Stadium of Epidaurus and Stadiu m of Delphi.
FIG. 45. The starting lines at Delphi.
FIG. 46. The Stadiu m of Delphi.
FIG. 47. R.- f. Amphora.
FIG. 48. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 49. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 50. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 51. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 52. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 53. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 54. R.-f. kylix ascribed to Euphronius.
FIG. 55. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 56. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 57. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 58. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 59. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 60. Leaden halter found at Eleusis.
FIG. 61. Halteres in the Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 62. Stone halter found at Corinth (10 inches).
FIG. 63. R.-f. pelike, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 64. R. -f. krater.
FIG. 65. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 66. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 67. B.- f. amphora.
FIG. 68. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 69. R.-f. pelike, belonging to Dr. Hauser.
FIG. 70. R.-f . oinochoe.
FIG. 71. B.-f. amphora, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 72. Bronze diskos found at Aegina.
FIG. 73. Diskos of Exoïdas.
FIG. 74. (a) R.-f. kylix. (b) R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 75. The Standing Diskobolos.
FIG. 76. R.-f. kylix, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 77. AND FIG. 78. B.-f. kelebe. British Museum. and R.-f. krate r of Amasis.
FIG. 79. R.-f. pelike, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 80. AND FIG. 81. Interior of Fig. 66 and Fifth-cen tury bronze.
FIG. 82. B.-f. lekythos, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 83. Bronze statuette.
FIG. 84. Bronze diskobolos, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 85. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 86. Coins of Cos, in British Museum (enlarged).
FIG. 87. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 88. B .-f. hydria.
FIG. 89. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 90. B. -f. hydria.
FIG. 91. R .-f. kylix.
FIG 92. Various methods of attaching the amentum.
FIG. 93. B .-f. kylix.
FIG. 94. Fra nçois vase.
FIG. 95. Illustrations of the use of the thro wing-thong.
FIG. 96. R.- f. psykter.
FIG. 97. B.- f. stamnos.
FIG. 98. B.-f. vase.
FIG. 99. R.-f. amphora, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 100. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 101. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 102. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 103. R.- f. amphora.
FIG. 104. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 105. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 106. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 107. Panathenaic amphora, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 108. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 109. Wrestling types on coins, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 110. One of a pair of bronze wrestling boys, generally known as Diskoboloi.
FIG. 111. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 112. R.-f. kylix, in Brit ish Museum,
FIG. 113. Group from British Muse um amphora.
FIG. 114. R.-f. kylix, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 115. R.-f. kylix.
FIG. 116. R.- f. amphora.
FIG. 117. R. -f. krater.
FIG. 118. Reverse o f Fig. 143.
FIG. 119. B.- f. amphora.
FIG. 120. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 121. B.- f. amphora.
FIG. 122. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 123. B.- f. amphora.
FIG. 124. AND FIG. 125. R.-f. kylix. and B.-f. kylix, in Br itish Museum
FIG. 126. Metope of Theseum. Theseus and Cercyon.
FIG. 127. Bronze wrest ling group.
FIG. 128. B.- f. amphora.
FIG. 129. Bronze group, in the Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 1 30. Bronze.
FIG. 1 31. Bronze.
FIG. 132. R.-f. kylix, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 133. R.-f. kylix, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 134. Interior o f Fig. 151.
FIG. 135. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 136. Boxer.
FIG. 137. Right hand of boxer, fro m Sorrento.
FIG. 138. Caestus, from mosaic in the Thermae of Caracalla.
FIG. 139. Bro nze situla.
FIG. 140. Fragment of b.-f. situla, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 141. B.-f. amphora, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 142. B.- f. stamnos.
FIG. 143. B.-f. amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 144. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 145. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 146. R.-f. kylix of Pamphaeus.
FIG. 147. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 148. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 149. AND FIG. 150. Marble head of boxer, with ear-lappets and B. -f. hydria.
FIG. 151. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 152. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 153. R .-f. kylix.
FIG. 154. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 155. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 156. B. -f. hydria.
FIG. 157. Panathenaic amphora, in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 158. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 159. Panathena ic amphora.
FIG. 160. Heracles and Triton.
FIG. 161. Herakles a nd Antaeus.
FIG. 162. Graeco-Roman gems in Bri tish Museum.
FIG. 163. Group of pa nkratiasts.
FIG. 164. Aphesis at Olympia.
FIG. 165. Panathenaic amphora found at Sparta.
FIG. 166. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG 167. Silver tetradrachm and gold stater of Philip II. of Macedon.
FIG. 168. Silver tetradrachm of Rhegium, in British Museum (enlarged).
FIG. 169. Panathenaic amphora, in Brit ish Museum.
FIG. 170. Silver staters o f Tarentum.
FIG. 171. Silver tetradrachms of Catana.
FIG. 172. Decadrachm of Agrigentum, 413-406 B.C. Decadrachm of Syracuse, 400-360 B.C.
FIG. 173. R .-f. kylix.