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Type Subject Identifier Title
  • Anecdote collection
Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae 13.566e: praising female athletics in Sparta and ChiosAthenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae 13.566e: praising female athletics in Sparta and Chios
  • Epigram
Martialis, Epigrammata 3.68: the inappropriateness of women seeing naked athletesMartialis, Epigrammata 3.68: the inappropriateness of women seeing naked athletes
  • Poetry
Ovidius, Heroides 16.150–155: Helen, following Spartan custom, wrestles naked in the palaestra along with menOvidius, Heroides 16.150–155: Helen, following Spartan custom, wrestles naked in the palaestra along with men
  • Philosophical text
Philodemus, De Stoicis 7, Col. 19.12-22: condemning the attitude of the Stoics toward female athleticsPhilodemus, De Stoicis 7, Col. 19.12-22: condemning the attitude of the Stoics toward female athletics
  • Political Philosophy
Plato, De Re Publica 451e-452c: female athletics in Plato’s ideal statePlato, De Re Publica 451e-452c: female athletics in Plato’s ideal state
  • Political Philosophy
Plato, Leges 804c-806c: female athletics in Plato’s political theoryPlato, Leges 804c-806c: female athletics in Plato’s political theory