. The life of the Greeks and Romans. he original is at the Museo manner of using this instrument is exemplifiedin a particularly vivid manner by the beautifulstatue of an athlete scraping himself, in theMuseo Chiaramonti, Fig. 252, generally known under the nameof AiiO^vofievos. In no other kind of contest was a professionaltraining as necessary as in the wrestling-matches. Xot only rudestrength was required, but also firmness of eye in finding out anantagonists weak points. ]STo less useful were certain dexterousthrusts learned at the wrestling-schools, and quickness in out-witt
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. he original is at the Museo manner of using this instrument is exemplifiedin a particularly vivid manner by the beautifulstatue of an athlete scraping himself, in theMuseo Chiaramonti, Fig. 252, generally known under the nameof AiiO^vofievos. In no other kind of contest was a professionaltraining as necessary as in the wrestling-matches. Xot only rudestrength was required, but also firmness of eye in finding out anantagonists weak points. ]STo less useful were certain dexterousthrusts learned at the wrestling-schools, and quickness in out-witting an antagonist by feigned turns and positions, all of whichhad, at the same time, to be executed in a pleasing and decorousmanner. Certain rules were enforced at the wrestling-schoolwhich the combatants were not allowed to transgress. They donot, it is true, harmonize with our more humane ideas; for,although the beating of an opponent was then, as now, forbidden,not so were pushing (wOkj/jlos). and spraining his fingers and toes,. THE WRESTLING-MATCH. 221 nor grasping his throat with the hands. The combatants werealso allowed to knock their heads against each other (avvapctrreivra /x€TW7ra), unless this is to be understood as a mere pressingtogether of foreheads, a position which is also permitted in ourmodern gymnasiums. This latter species of combat seems depictedon a vase of the Blacas collection ( Musee Blacas, t. i., PL 2,-compare with it a similar representation in the Museo PioClenientino, vol. v., PL 37), where two nakedwrestlers, with their heads pressed against eachother, endeavour to grasp each others Greeks had two species of wrestling. Inthe first the wrestlers strove to throw eachother (7raA?7 op®^b opOia) while standing in anupright position, and, if thrown, to rise again torenewed contest. If the opponent was thrownthree times in the same contest he had to declarehimself beaten. The other species of wrestlingformed the continuation of the first; t
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