Malisa Radovic¹, Goran Kasum²

¹Fakultet za sport i fizičko vaspitanje Nikšić
²Fakultet fizičke kulture, Beograd

SOME CARACTERISTICS WRESTLING DEVELOPMENT IN THE SLAVEHOLDING SYSTEM IN EGYPT AND GREECE

NEKE KARAKTERISTIKE RAZVOJA RVANJA U ROBOVLASNIČKOM PORETKU SA OSVRTOM NA EGIPAT I GRČKU

Sport Mont 2009, VI(18-19-20), 409-415

Abstract

The oldest slaveholding countries were founded in the fertile valleys of the big rivers: Euphrates, Tigris, Hoangho, Yangtse – Kiang, Nile, Indies and Ganges in the period between 4000 and 3000 yeares BC, and they represented the beginning of slave- holding system which lasted until the year of 476. The first traces and knowledge on wrestling can be founded in the ancient civiliza- tions at first in Mesopotamia, then in the territory of Far East and in the Mediterranean which belongs to the territory of the Middle East. Vavylon, Egypt, Imolia, China, Crete, Mycenaee, Greece and Rome are rich with various archeological and other facts which mention wrestling as important fighting skill of that time. Wrestling in Egypt and Gree- ce had important place and role according to the historical facts, some of which wil be established in this study

Keywords

wrestling, slaveholding system, civilization, culture, dynasty, kingdom

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