<b><i>Athlétai </i></b>and sport titles of the ancient world

Background: Special sports titles were an important phenomenon linked with ancient sport, Olympia and warfare. Titles were also a reflection of Greek thought, which was the primary effort to excel. Objective: The objective of the study is to present the most famous Greek athletes and sports, especia...

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Main Author: Jiří Kouřil
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Palacký University Olomouc 2016-11-01
Series:Tělesná Kultura
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Online Access:http://telesnakultura.upol.cz/artkey/tek-201601-0002_Athletai_a_sportovni_tituly_antickeho_sveta.php
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description Background: Special sports titles were an important phenomenon linked with ancient sport, Olympia and warfare. Titles were also a reflection of Greek thought, which was the primary effort to excel. Objective: The objective of the study is to present the most famous Greek athletes and sports, especially Olympic titles <i>gymnos agon;</i> then determine the relationship <i>aristeion/aristeia</i> to the ancient Greek sport. Methods: The source for the article was to study the source and specialist literature, criticism, interpretation and synthesis of the results. Results: In this work we wrote about titles of ancient Greek, that was granted to the best <i>athletai</i> in <i>gymnos agon</i> and their the most famous winners. The accompanying tables have these titles included into a specific framework. The ancient <i>athletai,</i> who we mentioned here, were mostly of the greatest sportsman and many of them also excellent soldiers. Conclusions: Special sports titles awarded to the best athletes at the Panhellenic games played an important role in the promotion of their own and their native state and forms of government, and increased quality and uniqueness of the best athletes. Precursor classic sport titles can be found in the Greek warfare.
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spelling doaj.art-4ec5108dcaeb47188125b775c1bc4b622022-12-22T02:44:05ZcesPalacký University OlomoucTělesná Kultura1211-65211803-83602016-11-01391152610.5507/tk.2015.020tek-201601-0002<b><i>Athlétai </i></b>and sport titles of the ancient worldJiří Kouřil0Filozofická fakulta a Fakulta sportovních studií, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Česká republikaBackground: Special sports titles were an important phenomenon linked with ancient sport, Olympia and warfare. Titles were also a reflection of Greek thought, which was the primary effort to excel. Objective: The objective of the study is to present the most famous Greek athletes and sports, especially Olympic titles <i>gymnos agon;</i> then determine the relationship <i>aristeion/aristeia</i> to the ancient Greek sport. Methods: The source for the article was to study the source and specialist literature, criticism, interpretation and synthesis of the results. Results: In this work we wrote about titles of ancient Greek, that was granted to the best <i>athletai</i> in <i>gymnos agon</i> and their the most famous winners. The accompanying tables have these titles included into a specific framework. The ancient <i>athletai,</i> who we mentioned here, were mostly of the greatest sportsman and many of them also excellent soldiers. Conclusions: Special sports titles awarded to the best athletes at the Panhellenic games played an important role in the promotion of their own and their native state and forms of government, and increased quality and uniqueness of the best athletes. Precursor classic sport titles can be found in the Greek warfare.http://telesnakultura.upol.cz/artkey/tek-201601-0002_Athletai_a_sportovni_tituly_antickeho_sveta.phpAthlétaititlesOlympic Gamespentathlonaristeiatriastésparadoxosperiodoníkés
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<b><i>Athlétai </i></b>and sport titles of the ancient world
Tělesná Kultura
Athlétai
titles
Olympic Games
pentathlon
aristeia
triastés
paradoxos
periodoníkés
title <b><i>Athlétai </i></b>and sport titles of the ancient world
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title_short <b><i>Athlétai </i></b>and sport titles of the ancient world
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topic Athlétai
titles
Olympic Games
pentathlon
aristeia
triastés
paradoxos
periodoníkés
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