10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GYMNIC»
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gymnic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Beyond the Fifth Century: Interactions with Greek Tragedy ...
On this basis, Nachtergael maintained that honours could be proclaimed
indifferently on the occasion of the musical agones or of the gymnic ones, in
either one of the two main festivals, and that whenever only the indication “at the
Pythia” or ...
Ingo Gildenhard, Martin Revermann, 2010
If we see that 5 of the Olympian odes, for example, are for discrete victories in the
hippikos agon32 while another 8 celebrate gymnic victories, we might be
tempted to think that there is a real balance between the two types and that
aristocratic ...
Pernille Flensted-Jensen, Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas Heine Nielsen, 2000
3
Pancratia, Or, A History of Pugilism: Containing a Full ...
With an Argumentative Proof, that Pugilism, Considered as a Gymnic Exercise,
Demands the Admiration, and Patronage of Every Free State, Being Calculated
to Inspire Manly Courage, and a Spirit of Independence--enabling Us to Resist ...
4
Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the ...
Sparta's internal renewal is mirrored by its success in the Olympic Games for the
period 720-580 BC, for which are recorded 36 victories by Spartans in gymnic
events, though none in the equestrian contests which first appeared in 680 BC ...
Beerte C. Verstraete, Vernon L. Provencal, 2014
5
Nemea: A Guide to the Site and Museum
Keryx. A competition for heralds in which strength and clarity of voice were
rewarded. To the winner, in addition to the wreath of victory, went the privilege of
announcing the events and the winners for the gymnic and equestrian
competitions.
Stephen Gaylord Miller, 1990
6
The Public and Private Life of the Ancient Greeks
at, is to be inferred from several distinct accounts which have come down to us
concerning the gymnic education of Sparta. In the exercise of the bodily powers,
the methodical development of which formed an essen- Gymnic tial part of the ...
7
Eros and Greek Athletics
Spartan athletes were distinguished by their success in the Olympic games for
the period 720-580 B.C.. for which we have thirty-six victories by Spartans in
gymnic events, though none in the equestrian contests which first appeared in
680 ...
Riverside Thomas F. Scanlon Professor of Classics University of California, 2002
8
A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity
Gymnic. Contests. The stadion race was a basic sprint down the track, and
Koroibos of Elis was supposedlythefirst stadion winner at Olympia. A stadion was
also a Greek measure of distance, some 600 Greek feet. The stadion at Olympia
was ...
Paul Christesen, Donald G. Kyle, 2013
9
The Nine Books of the History of Herodotus: Translated from ...
In imitation of the Hellenic ceremonies, they open, to the honour of Perseus, a
gymnic list for all sorts of sports and combats141 ; proposing as prizes, heads of
cattle, cloaks, and skins. When I inquired how it was that Perseus was wont to
make ...
Herodotus, Thomas Gaisford, Peter Edmund Laurent, 1846
10
Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources
... and the Aitolian League and the general Charixenos have also written to the
demos about these affairs, to inquire whether we would accept the musical
competition as isoPythian and the gymnic and equestrian competitions as
isoNemean ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GYMNIC»
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gymnic is used in the context of the following news items.
Sparkle Appeal fundraising reaches halfway mark
2x Gymnic anti burst physio roll plus peanut, £94.41. These peanut shaped therapy balls are used for children with complex needs to develop ... «South Wales Argus, Jan 15»
Francisco Garcia sues exercise ball maker for a broken arm
Garcia was on the Gymnic “Burst Resistant” Plus Stability Ball. Turns out, not so burst resistant. The ball burst and Garcia went flying. «NBCSports.com, Sep 11»
Kings sue companies over player injury
Dreyer said the Gymnic "Burst Resistant" Plus Stability Ball has since been banned from the Kings' training room. He said the Kings notified ... «ESPN, Dec 10»
A deer thing
But Fashion police can reveal BB's exact lineage: it's a hybrid of Rody, the children's blow-up rubber horse by Gymnic and Prime Nakamura's ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 05»
