Ancient Athletics Midterm

snake goddess figurine, knossos, bronze age

plan and view of knossos, bronze age

linear a, minoan palace complex, bronze age

lion gate, mycenean, bronze age

behive tomb of the Treasury of Atreus, grave circle A, mycenae, bronze age

bull-leaping, leaping figure in carved ebony, minoan, bronze age

bronze bull and leaping figure, minoan, bronze age

bull-leaping gold signet ring, minoan, bronze age

bull-leaping fresco, knossos, bronze age

naturalistic bull rhyton made with inlaid shell, rock crystal, red jasper, steatite stone, wood/gold leaf horns, minoan, bronze age

ceramic painted bull rhyton, minoan, bronze age

methods of bull leaping, minoan, bronze age

female attendants in bull leaping fresco, knossos, bronze age

bull-leaping fresco, avaris, egypt, bronze age

grand stand fresco, knossos, venue for minoan athletics, bronze age

boxing boys fresco, akrotiri, bronze age

rhyton, ayia triada, bronze age (zone 1: boxers, 2: bull-leapers, 3: boxers, 4: wrestlers)

mycenaean gold signet ring showing deer hunting on a chariot, bronze age

chariot scene from a shaft-grave in Mycenae, bronze age

chariot scene from shaft-grave, mycenae

women driving chariots painted sarcophagus, ayia triada, bronze age

women driving chariots fresco, Tiryns

krater showing archery competition, mycenaean, bronze age

fresco fragment showing female archer, Pylos, bronze age

foot race, gold ring from south Crete showing man, male runner, woman in court dress standing on pavement, bronze age

tripod cauldroms, prizes, bronze age

chariot races on vase, early iron age

athenian jar awarded to winner of dance contest, early iron age

Tumulus of Pelops, olympia, archaic-classical

altar to Zeus, olympia, early iron age

burnt animal bones, sign of feasting and animal sacrifice, olympia, early iron age

panhellenic games (crown games), olympia, delphi, isthmia, nemea

apollo fights serpent Pytho, myth associated with Delphi and Pythian games

statue of Zeus, olympia

arrival of charioteer to olympics, archaic-classical

painting of traveling merchant resting in shade, archaic-classical

36 mile journey from Elis to Olympia, archaic-classical

homer, early iron age

sanctuary of asklepios, Epidauros, archaic-classical

race at panathenaic games, archaic-classical

pankration, archaic-classical

victory crowns a victor, archaic-classical

monument celebrating past winners, archaic-classical

pindar, archaic-classical

sanctuary of olympia, archaic-classical

poseidon

temple of zeus at olympia, archaic-classical

lion-head water-spout, temple of zeus at olympia, archaic-classical

fallen column drums of temple of zeus at olympia, archaic-classical

eastern pediment of temple of zeus at olympia, archaic-classical

western pediment of temple of zeus at olympia, archaic-classical

metopes (panels under ceiling), temple of zeus at olympia, scenes featuring 12 labors of Herakles, archaic-classical

statue of zeus, olympia, archaic-classical

statue of victory by Paionios, in front of temple of zeus, olympia, archaic-classical

bouleuterion (council house) at olympia, meeting place for olympic council and home of altar of zeus for olympic oath, archaic-classical

leonidaion, vip hotel of olympia, archaic-classical

stadium at olympia, archaic-classical

entrance to stadium at olympia, archaic-classical

shame of zanes with bases of zanes and entrance tunnel to stadium, archaic-classical

palaistra with bath at olympia, archaic-classical

swimming pool at olympia, archaic-classical

hippodrome (horse-track) at olympia, schematic of aphesis (starting apparatus) of Pausanias, archaic-classical

hippodrome (horse-track) at olympia, archaic-classical

competitions of lesser panathenaia (torch race, pyrrhic dance, anthippasia, javelin throw from horseback)

panathenaic stadium, athletic and equestrian events, archaic-classical

odeon of pericles, musical/performance, panathenaia, archaic-classical

prize amphoras filled with olive oil, great athenaia, archaic-classical

amphora prize for panathenaia, archaic-classical

musical contest prizes, drachma, great panathenaia, archaic-classical

amphora filled with olive oil, panathenaia, inscription “one of the prizes from athens”, archaic-classical

amphora filled with olive oil, panathenaia, signed by Nikodemos, archaic-classical

parthenon, sculpted frieze running along upper walls of cella: panathenaic procession, archaic-classical

parthenon, west frieze, starting point of procession, archaic-classical

parthenon, north and south frieze, procession unfolds in full, archaic-classical

parthenon, east frieze, climax of procession, shift to ritual stillness, archaic-classical

parthenon, pelops scene, folding cloth is presented to athena, archaic-classical

eleuthenia at larissa, coins showing taurotheria (bull hunt on horseback), archaic-classical

karneia at sparta, sanctuary of artemis orthia, archaic-classical

asklepia at epidauros, tholos at sanctuary of asklepios, archaic-classical

asklepia at epidauros, tunnel to stadium, archaic-classical

asklepia at epidauros, santuary of asklepios

silver tetradrachm of Hieron I, monarch of syracuse, with a chariot, archaic-classical; community charioteers of argos (rare equestrian victors by non-elite)

milo of croton, 6 or 7 olympiads, death by stump, archaic-classical

theogenes of thasos, boxing and pankration, reported 1300 victories

foot massage, rubbing on oil, disrobing

democedes of croton, famous athletic trainer, captured by king darius

hellanodikai, judges

mastigophorai, whip-bearers

prytaneum, ephesus

prytaneum, lighting olympic flame at athens

roman dice, achilles and ajax play dice, gambling

big-game hunting, a domain of the elite, sport outside athletic facility, archaic-classical

fishing, sport outside athletic facility, archaic-classical

women swimming, red-figure, recreation not competition, archaic-classical

acrobatics, pseudo-panathenaic amphora of acrobats performing for a crowd, entertainment not competition, archaic-classical

ball-games

episkyros, 2 groups, get ball and throw it over centerline, played especially in sparta, archaic-classical

ephedrismos, sitting on

possible ancient predecessor of soccer, funerary monument, air-filled leather ball with animal bladder inside, balance ball on either thigh and switching back and forth, no other evidence related to this, archaic-classical