ATHLETICS IN CLASSICAL TIMES

Culture in Greece and Roman Empire :

Differences between Athletics in Greece and in the Roman Empire

Features

Peak time

Aspects of culture

Greek : From 8th to the 6th centuries BCE

Roman : From 509 BCE to 476 CE

Greek : A competitive spirit that extended not just to sport , nearly all areas of life.

Roman :War and sport as defining aspects of the culture .

Kinds of sport

Participants

Individual/team

Greek : often fought hand-to-hand until one side ceded victory.

Roman: often concluded with the death of a player

Greek:Everybody :

Roman : Lower-class residents,foreigers and slaves engaged

Roman : the same

Greek : Individual

Greek : often individualistic and combat-based .

Roman : Individual