Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Isthmian Games, Pythian Games, Panhellenic Games

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

Greek sports: high place in greek society, to be an athlete implied that you were a better person than most. Because of their desire to win: excellence in athletics = valuable qualities. Half day was for adults, other half was for school. Grassy middle was public space for school. Large portion of education was physical activity (younger = gym, older = military training) Open all the time: plato ran an academy, men only (women gyms for rare occasions) Sports way to get away from work (less important) Would make statues of people who cheated. No team events (how could you tell who the winner is) Had track and field, wrestling, javelin throw, discus, long jump, horse racing, etc. Pentathlon five events going on for each competitor. First olympics began around late 770"s bc. Would know when olympics were held by two/three/four years after this athlete won in 200-yard dash . Other cultures viewed athletes like jugglers (entertainer: isonomia.