[SunkenCiv]

So, you want to ban boxing?
by Terry Dooley
Feb 28th 2008

One of our earliest existing artworks is a painting of Minoan boys in a boxing pose; they stand in this combat pose without a PC social commentary attached. In Ancient Greece - the dawn of our Western civilisation - Pindar wrote poems about boxing, young boys boxing as well, in his 'Pythian Odes'. Socrates spoke about boxing when philosophising, the philosophers of the day spent their time in Palaestrae's, gymnasiums where they would watch the athletes train. If we proudly take from our Greek heritage democracy, philosophy, tragedy, poetry, sculpture (the study of human form, one aspect of boxing as shown by Hellenistic boxer sculptures from 100BC) and history (with Herodotus the father of historians) then why leave boxing behind? Especially as it was one of the most admired pursuits of that time. It has also remained strong throughout the ages, constantly engaging minds from all walks of life.

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[SunkenCiv]

Bull's Head Rhyton, Late Minoan IB, Palace at Zakros, West Wing. Herakleion Archaeological Museum.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Minoans...maintained control over the sea routes.

One often hears that, but it's never explained or demonstrated.

[wildbill]

Boxing lasted for thousands of years until the advent of Don King saw its final flowering and decline.

[Grimmy]

In every movie I’ve ever seen on the subject of ancient things coming back to life, it has never went well.

[eleni121]

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