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List of Illustrations Figure I.1: Antikythera Youth, bronze 2 Figure 2.1: Detail: octopus on a fish plate 45 Figure 3.1: Marble relief depicting Kairos 72 Figure 4.1: Palaestra scene, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 103 Figure 4.2: Scene showing a pankration lesson, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 103 Figure 4.3: Scene showing pankratiasts, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 104 Figure 4.4: Scene showing jumping training, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 104 Figure 5.1: Plan of gymnasium based on Vitruvius’ description 119 Figure 5.2: Plan of the gymnasium at Delos 119 Figure 5.3: Plan of the gymnasium at Olympia 120 Figure 5.4: Plan of the gymnasium at Delphi 120 Figure 5.5: Plan of the Academy in Athens 121 Figure 5.6: Scene from the apodyterion, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 125 Figure 5.7: Scene from the apodyterion, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 125 Figure 5.8: Scene showing preparations for training, from an Athenian red-figure krater 126 Figure 5.9: Scenes showing preparations for training, from an Athenian red-figure krater 126 Figure 5.10: Plan of the Gymnasium of Ptolemy 130 Figure 6.1: School scene depicted on an Athenian red-figure kylix 134 Figure 6.2: School scene depicted on an Athenian red-figure kylix 134 Figure 6.3: Scene showing pentathletes and aulos-players in the palaestra, from an Athenian red-figure kylix 135 Figure 6.4: Scene showing boxers and aulos-player, from an Athenian red-figure hydria 136 Figure 6.5: Scene showing jumper and aulos-player, from an Athenian red-figure lekythos 137 Figure 6.6: Scene of wrestlers practicing, from a marble statue base found built in to the wall of Themistocles, Athens 143 Figure C.1: ‘‘The School of Athens,’’ Raphael, 1511 188 BODILY ARTS x ...

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