Classical Studies 2300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Isthmian Games, Sciron, Tumulus

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

Document Summary

Nature of 30 day training (2nd century ad inscription for pancratist): He performed exercises in view of the hellanodikai according to the paternal customs of the contests with care and in a manner worthy of olympic zeus and training . Lucian, herodotus, 1-4 and 7-8 on herdotus" performance of the histories at olympia: The time for the olympic festival was approaching and herodotus thought this was the opportunity for which he had been waiting. He kept an eye out at the festival until it was most crowded and the most prominent men assembled from everywhere. Then he went into the rear chamber of the temple of zeus not like a spectator, but like a contestant in the olympic games. He then recited his histories and so mesmerized those present that his books were called after the musesit was not long until he was better known than the olympic victors. : aelian, varia historia 4. 9 (plato at the games)