Far from the stereotypes and erroneous ideas that contemporary sporting competitions claim, Alexandre Farnoux draws here a precise image of sport among the ancient Greeks. Drawing on the rich collections of the Louvre, combined with textual sources, he manages to reestablish the practices of the Greeks in all their strange and unexpected aspects, and brings to life before our eyes the animation of a lesson gymnastics or the atmosphere of competitions.
The author highlights the predominant place of sport in Greek society, the importance of training in education and preparation for the army, the links between religion, politics and competition, the role and issues of victory.
It emerges that the heritage that we could assume from the sporting practice of the Greeks is not found in the contemporary vision of sport, but much more in a lesson in moderation, which Galen, following Hippocrates, summarized as follows: "Exercise, food, drink, sleep, the pleasures of love, all in moderation. »
French
180 pages
Co-publishing Éditions Hazan / Louvre éditions
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