Physical activities of sports character in the celtiberian culture

Authors

  • Gonzalo Ramírez Macías Universidad de Sevilla Author

Keywords:

sport history, ancient age, celtiberian culture.

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to know and characterize the physical activities of sports nature practised by the celtiberians, who inhabited Spain from the 6th. Century B.C. to the 1st Century. The first part of this research, the introduction, is devoted to its justification and basis. Once the objectives and the historical sources have been defined, the celtiberian culture is put in historical context. Later, the results obtained in the research are presented and analysed, what points out that celtiberians practised a lot of sport-like physical activities, that is the case of the haunting or the champions´ fight. Finally, the research conclusions are expounded, which are based on its results, and show specific characteristics about this culture, which is still unknown from the Sport History point of view.

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2008-09-01

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Physical activities of sports character in the celtiberian culture. (2008). Materiales Para La Historia Del Deporte, 6, 77-84. https://polired.upm.es/index.php/materiales_historia_deporte/article/view/4185