APA 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Pankration, Chariot Racing

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2302
• Professor: Eileen O' Connor

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Athletes arrive one month before the games. To arri(cid:448)e safely i(cid:374) oly(cid:373)pia, a (cid:858)sacred truce(cid:859) (cid:449)as passed even in war times: a sacred truce was held to control access, establish good workmanship, to create alliance, and to work with the city state. It was highly competitive ensured to defend borders and resources, make young men strong, offered opportunity to travel across the country to attend the olympic games, forbid soldiers to enter olympia. Athletes must pass physical tests and prove eligibility: must be a male greek, not a slave, no criminal records, and trained for 10 months. Judges organize trial games at olympia with athletes before competition. First 300 years, the games were primarily dominated by athletes from wealthy families: only aristocrats could afford horses and chariots for equestrian events. Around 450 bc, more athletes of all classes began to participate in track and field and contact sports.