COM 415 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Olive Oil, Heinrich Schliemann, Kleos
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City states were independent and often at war, but they all participated in the games. At first, there was only the 200 yd race. Javelin throw, discus, wrestling, boxing, long jump. Games allowed the archaic greek society to define itself not as a nation (they were independent city-states), but as a culture made up of different and distinct political units. Prize: head crown (no 3500$), fame, notoriety. Athletes sweated with dirt and olive oil on their skin. Scraped off with a stigel (see picture) Collected this scum from the athletes, which was thought to have magical properties, to reap the product of human energy for the gods to honor. Olympia: south of elis, west of martinea, north of pylos. Usually done naked to put the body on display. Great gold statue of zeus in the temple for zeus (see picture) Effect of education and the lack of it in nature.
