Athletics: Greece has a strong tradition in athletics, inspired by its ancient history. The country has produced notable athletes in disciplines such as track and field, marathon, and gymnastics. The Athens Marathon, held annually, is one of the most iconic races in the world. Wrestling, both ...
Greece lost its independence toRomein the middle of the 2nd centurybce, and support for the competitions at Olympia and elsewhere fell off considerably during the next century. The Romans looked on athletics with contempt: to strip naked and compete in public was degrading in their eyes. However...
If you look at the volume of kids that do NCAA athletics, and the few that go on to be professional athletes, we’re giving them the opportunity to wear a team uniform and make the best of an opportunity in an amateur setting. If you start to professionalize, it changes the game ...
But let’s not think that there was nothing exotic on the Roman dining table. Well-to-do Romans would have consumed game such as venison or wild boar, snails and dormice (yes, little mice!) that were especially bred for the purpose of consumption, as well as small, wild birds or song...
Olympic stadium and the area around it, while it is unknown whether later historians who record Pherenike’s story did the same. Philostratus (l. c. 170-250 CE) also gives an account in hisGymnasticus(c. 220 CE), a collection of stories and anecdotes on athletics and the Olympian Games...