Athletes - I: Chariots Races : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Athletes - I: Chariots Races / Egisto Sani
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Chariot-race: Two “quadrigae” at full speed to right, one overlapping the other by about half a horse's length; the charioteers bearded, with long white chitons tied at the waist. On the shoulder, palmettes; above the design, meander.In ancient Greece, one of the most gripping--and dangerous--athletic events for both horses and men was the chariot race, a sport that dates back at least to 700 BC. Chariot races were held in a specially built arena, or hippodrome, with posts marking the turning points. From four to six chariots, sometime up to ten, competed in a single race, normally consisting of seven laps around the circus. The racing chariots were light, fragile structures, easily smashed in a collision, in which case the driver was often entangled in the long reins and dragged to death or seriously injured. Chariots were two-wheeled vehicles drawn by two-, or four-horse teams. The earliest account of a chariot race occurs in Homer’s description of the funeral of Patroclus (Iliad, book XXIII). Such races were a prominent feature of the ancient Olympic Games and other games associated with Greek religious festivals. Spectators gathered to watch as horse teams pulled drivers in two-wheeled carts around a track with hairpin turns at each end.Chariot races were the main events of the Roman public games (ludi publici) that took place at the Circus Maximus.Encyclopedia Britannica, “Ancient Sport: Chariot racing”Attic black-figured lekythos (oil-bottle)H. 10,2 cm.Attributed to “The Gela Painter”500 – 480 BCFrom SicilyLondon, The British Museum - Vase # B582 |
| 撮影日 | 2016-08-08 15:57:16 |
| 撮影者 | Egisto Sani , Viareggio, Italia |
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| カメラ | ILCE-7R , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.02 sec (1/50) |
| 開放F値 | f/9.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 70 mm |