Hysplex: The Starting Mechanism in Ancient Stadia - A Contribution to Ancient Greek Technology (University of California publications) (Paperback)
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|Short Description for Hysplex This is a study of the means of starting foot races in ancient Greek competitions and how a simultaneous start for all competitors was guaranteed.
Full description- Publisher: University of California Press
- Published: 28 September 1999
- Format: Paperback 220 pages
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- Categories: History Of Science | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | History: Specific Events & Topics | Archaeology | Track & Field Sports, Athletics
- ISBN 13: 9780520098299 ISBN 10: 0520098293
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Full description for Hysplex
This is a study of the means of starting foot races in ancient Greek competitions and how a simultaneous start for all competitors was guaranteed. The author's explanation of how starting mechanisms were constructed and operated is based on his examination and analysis of stadium architecture, depictions on Panathenaic amphora, ancient epigraphical and literary texts, and the specialized bibliography on ancient Greek technology. The appendix describes a modern-day reconstruction of a starting mechanism.
