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