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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

ΤΟ ΘΕΑΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΙΠΠΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΣΩΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΑΣΚΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΟ

Abstract

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THE SPECTACLE OF THE HIPPODROME WAS A SERIOUS SOCIAL FACTOR IN THE BYZANTINE LIFE FROM THE 4TH TO THE 12TH CENTURY. AN EXAMPLE OF THE CHARACTER, THE INDETITY AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BYZANTINE HIPPODROME IS THE GREAT HIPPODROME OF CONSTANTINOPLE. THE BUILDING WAS DIFFERENT IN STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION FROM THATIN ROME. THE REAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RACES WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE EMPEROR; WHILE THE DEMOE CONTROLLED THE PRACTICAL PART OF THE GAMES. THE WAY IN WHICH THE BYZANTINES SHOW THE HUMAN BODY IS RELATED WITH THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE HOMO-BYZANTINE. ATHLETIC GAMES AS THE OLYMPIA OF ANTIOCH LASTED UP TO 521. THESE GAMES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE LAST GAMES OF ANTIQUITY. POPULAR EVENTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, DANCING, SWIMMING AND GAMES-SPORTS WERE POPULAR IN BYZANTIUM. TZYKANIO-POLO WAS A SPORT-GAME WHICH WAS PLAYED BY THE EMPERORS. MANY OF THEM WERE INTERESTED IN HUNTING AND OTHER EVENTS AND GAMES. SOURCES FOR ALL THE ABOVE WERE MAINLY THE BYZANTINE AUTHORS.

Degree

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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
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1988

Author and committee

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  • Γιάτσης, Σωτήριος

Subjects

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Rights

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gre

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/1155
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/1155

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citation

Γιάτσης, Σωτήριος. ΤΟ ΘΕΑΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΙΠΠΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΣΩΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΑΣΚΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΟ. Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/1155