The History of Greek Athletic Sports & Festivals (Illustrated Edition‪)‬

This thorough historical study must be of interest to any sport enthusiast as well as to history scholars and professional athletes. The first part of this book is dedicated solely to the history of Greek athletics. The second part is more technical, though it may perhaps appeal to those who are actively interested in athletics. It consists of a number of chapters, each complete in itself, dealing with the details of Greek athletics.

Content:

History of Greek Athletics and Athletic Festivals From the Earliest Times to 393 A.D.

Athletics in Homer

The Rise of the Athletic Festival

The Age of Athletic Festivals, Sixth Century B.C.

The Age of the 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

The Pythian, Isthmian, and Nemean Festivals

The Athletic Festivals of Athens

The Athletic Exercises of the Greeks

The Stadium

The Foot-Race

The Jump and Halteres

Throwing the Diskos

Throwing the Javelin

The Pentathlon

Wrestling

Boxing

The Pankration

The Hippodrome

The Gymnasium and the Palaestra