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Schools of Hellas: An Essay on the Practice and Theory of Ancient Greek Education from 600 to 300 B. C.Freeman, Kenneth J. (Kenneth John)

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Schools of Hellas: An Essay on the Practice and Theory of Ancient Greek Education from 600 to 300 B. C.

Name: Schools of Hellas: An Essay on the Practice and Theory of Ancient Greek Education from 600 to 300 B. C.
Author: Freeman, Kenneth J. (Kenneth John)

Freeman, Kenneth J. (Kenneth John)

Education, Greek

For rhapsody, Zoïlos, son of Zoïlos.
  For reading, Zoïlos, son of Zoïlos.

        _Middle Class._

  For rhapsody, Metrodoros, son of Attalos.
  For reading, Dionusikles, son of Metrodoros.
  For general knowledge, Athenaios, son of Apollodoros.
  For painting, Dionusios, son of Dionusios.

        _Junior Class._

  For rhapsody, Herakles.
  For reading.
  For caligraphy.
  For torch race.
  For playing lyre with fingers.
  For playing lyre with plektron.
  For singing to lyre.
  For reciting tragic verse (tragedy).
  For reciting comedy.
  For reciting lyric verse.


From Chios we have the following[165]:――

     When Hermesileos, Dinos, and Nikias were gumnasiarchoi, the
     following boys and epheboi were victorious in the competitions
     and offered libations to the Muses and Herakles from the
     sums which were given to them in accordance with the decree
     of the people, when Lusias was taster of the offerings:――

     For reading, Agathokles.
     For rhapsody, Miltiades.
     For playing lyre with fingers, Xenon.
     For playing lyre, Kleoites.

    _Long Distance Race_ (varied from 2¼ miles to about ¾ mile).
     Boys              Asklepiades.
     Junior epheboi    Dionusios.
     Middle    ”       Timokles.
     Senior    ”       Moschion.
     Men       ”       Aischrion.

    _Stadion_ (200 yards).
     Boys             _Athenikon_.
     Junior epheboi    Hestiaios.
     Middle    ”      _Apollonios_.
     Senior    ”       Artemon.
     Men       ”       Metrodoros.

    _Diaulos_ (400 yards).
     Boys             _Athenikon_.
     Junior epheboi    Hubristos.
     Middle    ”       Melantes.
     Senior    ”       _Apollonios_.
     Men       ”       Menis.
     (Apollonios seems to have been so
     good that, though a middle ephebos,
     he competed in and won the
     senior ephebos’ race here, unless
     there were two boys of the same
     name.)

    _Wrestling._
     Boys             _Athenikon_.
     Junior epheboi    Demetrios.
     Middle    ”       Moschos.
     Senior    ”       Theodotos.
     Men       ”       Apellas.

     _Boxing._
     Boys              Herakleides.
     (The rest is wanting.)

     (Notice the three victories of the boy Athenikon.)

At Thespiai in Boiotia[166] there were prizes for senior and junior
boys in the various races, and in boxing, wrestling, pankration, and
pentathlon, besides open prizes for poetry and music of all kinds.
Attic inscriptions arrange the events thus[167]:――

    _Stadion._
  Junior Boys.
  Middle Boys.
  Senior Boys.
  Boys Open.
      Men.

    _Diaulos._
  Junior Boys.
  Middle Boys.
  Senior Boys.
  Boys   Open.
      Men.

  _Fighting in Heavy Arms._
  Junior     Boys.
  Middle     Boys.
  Senior     Boys.
  Epheboi.

The Olympian and Pythian festivals, however, had only a single series
of contests for boys:――

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