Greek Athletic Sports and FestivalsPART I A HISTORY OF GREEK ATHLETICS AND ATHLETIC FESTIVALS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 393 A.D.Reading editionChapter navigation30 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACELIST OF THE COMMONEST ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTESPART I A HISTORY OF GREEK ATHLETICS AND ATHLETIC FESTIVALS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 393 A.D.Chapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · ATHLETICS IN HOMERChapter III · THE RISE OF THE ATHLETIC FESTIVALChapter 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 UNDER THE ROMANSChapter IX · THE OLYMPIC FESTIVALChapter X · THE PYTHIAN, ISTHMIAN, AND NEMEAN FESTIVALSChapter XI · THE ATHLETIC FESTIVALS OF ATHENSPART II THE ATHLETIC EXERCISES OF THE GREEKS WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR STADIA AND GYMNASIAChapter XII · THE STADIUMChapter XIII · THE FOOT-RACEChapter XIV · THE JUMP AND HALTERESChapter XV · THROWING THE DISKOSChapter XVI · THROWING THE JAVELINChapter XVII · THE PENTATHLONChapter XVIII · WRESTLINGChapter XIX · BOXINGChapter XX · THE PANKRATION[741]Chapter XXI · THE HIPPODROMEChapter XXII · THE GYMNASIUM AND THE PALAESTRABIBLIOGRAPHYINDEXINDEX OF GREEK WORDSPrevious chapter ←LIST OF THE COMMONEST ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTESNext chapter →Part 1 — Chapter I · INTRODUCTORYAll chapters and sections (30)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACELIST OF THE COMMONEST ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTESParts1Part 1 · Chapters1234567891011Parts2Part 2 · Chapters1213141516171819202122Part 2 · Other sectionsBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEXINDEX OF GREEK WORDS1◇← LIST OF THE COMMONEST ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTESCHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY →