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© Stéphane Compoint
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Close-ups of Greek vases from the Classical Era representing different sports from the ancient Games. From left to right and from top to bottom:
-Athletes and hellanodice (referees) during the jumping competition. Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
-During the pancrace competition (a mix of wrestling and boxing), one of the two adversaries shows his withdrawal by raising his finger. On the right, the hellanodice. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
-In the gymnasium and the palestra, the athletes train to the rhythm of the flute player, the aulos. National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.
-The chariot race. The charioteer, the only dressed athlete of the Games, is ready to negotiate the turn taken by the right post, a decisive moment of the race. British Museum, London.
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