Abstract

LESSA, Fábio de Souza. Synthesis (La Plata) [online]. 2008, vol.15, pp.59-75. ISSN 0328-1205.

In the commonsense among specialists there was a democratization in sports practice in the Classical Athens (centuries V and IV B.C.). That said, we suggest to study the relation between democracy and the dissemination of athletic practices in the Athenian polis, using athletic figures from Greek vases as a form to explain this fact, such as the discobulos, which is considered as a symbol of the Athenian democracy.

Keywords : Classical Athens; democracy; sports practice; Greek vases.

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