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Greek Athletics

Greek Jar with Painted Athlete


This Greek jar was filled with wine or water. One of its painted figures is an athlete holding a discus. On the back of the jar is an image of two men--possibly an athlete and his coach--engaged in conversation. From 800 BC through AD 100, Greek city states competed in athletic events upon which our own Olympics are modeled.


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