Introduction
The world of Greek athletics
The origins of Greek athletics
The crown competitions: the events at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and Isthmia
The sites of the crown competitions
The Olympic games, 300 B.C.: a reconstruction of a festival
The money games at Epidauros, Athens, Larissa, and Sparta
Women and athletics
Athletes and heroes
Sport and recreation
Training: the world of the gymnasion and the palaistra
Athletics as entertainment in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
Professionals and amateurs
Politics and the games
Athletics and society
Arete.