Games at Athens

Jenifer Neils is the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University. She specializes in ancient art, in particular that of Greece and Italy. Stephen V Tracy is Professor of Greek and Latin at Ohio State University, and the Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. His special interests include epic poetry, Greek epigraphy, and the works of Virgil.

• Introduction; Historical background; Facilities; Training and trainers; Administration; The program; Musical contests; Athletic contests; Footraces; Hoplite race; Pentathlon; Wrestling, boxing, pankration; Equestrian contests; Special equestrian contests; Tribal events; Torch race; Religious procession; Prizes; Monuments; Democratic Athens.