Pentathlon

In the Pentathlon there are five different events which is the Stadion, Dishos(discos),

Halma(long jump), Akon(javelin), and Pale(wrestling). If any one athlete won three of the five events then he was declared the winner.

The ideal pentathlete should have long hands and long fingers so that he can palm the diskos

and throw the akon. He should be well built and tall. He has to have long legs to make a good runner.

The winner of the Pentathlon would win 60 ampholoras of olive oil valued at $23,760 and second

place would win 12 amphoras of olive oil valued at $4,752.

Javelin

At Akon(javelin), accuracy won this evevt. Who ever came the closest to hitting the target won.

Discus

At the Dickos(discus) event, every competitor had five throws and whoever threw the greatest

distance won. Again accuracy was hard in this event.

Long Jump

The Halma(long jump) had landing pits of a distance of 50 feet and the pit was called

shamma. The athletes dug their own pits. The judge can tell how far the competitors could jump by two good footprints in the sand. Also the competitors had halters(jumping weights) which were to help them in jumpimg for distance. The average weight of the halters were four lb.s. In this event there was a avls(flute) played and it's job was to keep rhythm while the competitors were running towards the pit.

Wrestling

At Pale(wrestling), to win the competitor must throw his opponent to the ground three times.

To be counted as a fall the competitor's back, shoulders, or hip must hit the ground. Another way is if your opponent raises his right hand with the index finger pointed.

Written by: William McCauley

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