. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. HISTORY OF GREECE. Chap. III. such as wrestling, boxing, the Pancratium (boxing and wrestlingcombined), and the complicated Pentathlirm (including jumping,running, the quoit, the javelin, and wrestling), but no combats withany kind of weapons. There were also horse-races and chariot-races ; and the chariot-race, with four full-grown horses, becameone of the most popular and celebrated of all the matches. The only prize given to the conqueror was a garland of wildolive : but this was valued as one of the dear
. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. HISTORY OF GREECE. Chap. III. such as wrestling, boxing, the Pancratium (boxing and wrestlingcombined), and the complicated Pentathlirm (including jumping,running, the quoit, the javelin, and wrestling), but no combats withany kind of weapons. There were also horse-races and chariot-races ; and the chariot-race, with four full-grown horses, becameone of the most popular and celebrated of all the matches. The only prize given to the conqueror was a garland of wildolive : but this was valued as one of the dearest distinctions in have his name proclaimed as victor before assembled Hellaswas an object of ambition with the noblest and the wealthiestof the Greeks. Such a person was considered to have conferredeverlasting glory upon his family and his country, and was rewardedoy his fellow-citizens with distinguished honours.
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