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The Stadium of Aphrodisias
The Stadium is one of Aphrodisias' most remarkable surviving buildings. It was 270 m long and 59 m wide with 30 rows of seats. It had the capacity of 30,000 spectators. It is one of the best preserved ancient stadiums and also one of the...
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Greek Chariot Racers
Greek chariot racers from the base of a funerary kouros, later included in the Themistokleian Wall of Athens. 510-500 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Stone Halter
A jumping weight carried by athletes in each hand in the long jump event to gain distance (date unknown). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
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Gymnastic Show Performed by a Group of Balilla
A c. 1923 photograph showing a public gymnastic show performed during the Italian fascist period by the Sciacca-Agrigento section of the Opera Nazionale Balilla. (Riggio Family Archives)
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Limestone Block Showing Wrestlers and Musicians from Xanthos
On the left, two men are wrestling while on the right there are two musicians; the musician on the left seems to play the lyre. Archaic Period, late 6th century BCE. From Xanthos, Kınık, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...
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Greek Hockey Players
Greek athletes playing a game similar to modern hockey. From the base of a funerary kouros, later included in the Themistokleian Wall of Athens. 510-500 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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A Sumo Wrestling Bout
A sumo wrestling bout where many of the pre-contact rituals derive from Shinto practices.
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Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion was built in the second century BCE and was used as a training ground for the javelin, discus and running athletes.
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Stadium, Delphi
The stadium of Delphi, orginally built in the 5th century BCE, the stone seats visible today were added in the second century CE.
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Bronze Discus
An inscribed bronze discus from Olympia dedicated by Publius Asklepiades (After 241 CE). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
