Money and Honor in Ancient Athletics

Experts of ancient sport have long treated "e;money"e; and "e;honor"e; as opposites. Up to the 1970s, the idea of Greek gentlemen's sport prevailed. It is one of the most exciting challenges for sport historians to overcome this opposition and to develop a concept that integrates the economic and symbolic motivations of ancient athletes. From the very beginning, economic aspects played a role in G...