Athletics: Greek athletics ; Greek athletics in the Roman world - Ball games and fringe activities: Ball games ; Swimming and rowing ; Hoop-bowling ; Weight-lifting - Chariot-racing: Greek racing: early days ; The Greek hippodrome ; Later Greek racing ; The Roman circus ; The organization of Roman racing ; Chariot-racing in the social life of Rome ; Betting on chariot-racing ; Chariot-racing and the early Christians ; Chariot-racing in the Byzantine Empire - Appendix: Athletes and their dreams ; Notes