Celem artykułu jest zbadanie zjawiska spartańskiej hippotrophii, koncentrując się na trzech zagadnieniach: uczestnictwie Spartan i Spartanek w konnych zawodach sportowych (hippikoi agones), organizacji hodowli (koszty, rodzaje koni, infrastruktura) i społecznych implikacjach hodowli koni w polis lacedemońskiej. Zachowane świadectwa źródłowe wskazują, że cieszyła się ona dużą popularnością wśród elity spartańskiej, pozwalając jej na manifestację statusu i okazję do zbijania kapitału politycznego. Analiza przypadku Kyniski, która jako pierwsza kobieta w dziejach sięgnęła po laur olimpijski, dobrze pokazuje powiązania hodowli z polityką.
In collective memory, the image of Sparta is that of a military encampment. In a world where the citizens devoted their lives to war and other needs of the state, there was no place for leisure. The author calls into question this mythologised perception, adopting a new perspective: instead of focusing, following the ancient authors, on the state and its needs, he pays special attention to the private sphere, which is more befitting for a reflection on the titular schole. He demonstrates that the life of Spartans might have resembled life in a military camp only during the period of the famed state education. Once the education was complete, the citizens had abundant leisure time to engage in various activities, including: family life, extramarital unions, pederasty, entertainment during feasts, sport, hunting, and horse and hound breeding.
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