Chapter 17

137. The Gymnasia. Places of General Resort 138. The Road to the Academy 139. The Academy 140. The Social Atmosphere and Human Types at the Academy 141. Philosophers and Cultivated Men at the Gymnasia 142. The Beautiful Youths at the Academy 143. The Greek Worship of Manly Beauty 144. The Detestation of Old Age 145. The Greeks unite Moral and Physical Beauty 146. The Usual Gymnastic Sports and their Objects 147. Professional Athletes: the Pancration 148. Leaping Contests 149. Quoit Hurling 150. Casting the Javelin 151. Wrestling 152. Foot Races 153. The Pentathlon: the Honors paid to Great Athletes