Golden boys (POxy. 79.5209)

• Autores: C. W. Marshall
• Localización: Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, ISSN 0076-0730, Vol. 61, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 94-103
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • POxy. 79.5209 presents a contract for one boy wrestler to lose to another at the Great Antinoeia in 267 ce. Details of the contract reveal the financial and professional investments that adult men could have in boy athletes. The contract demonstrates the men's interest in ensuring that the match has the appearance of a hard‐fought contest. This chapter argues that a hometown victory in an eiselastic event for one of the athletes, Marcus Aurelius Nicantionous, would give him a fixed‐income pension, in a time when Egypt was experiencing significant financial upheaval. Other questions remain, including the enforceability of such a legal instrument, but the papyrus does illuminate details of naming practices in Roman Egypt, popular awareness of currency fluctuations, and aspects of athletic organization for combat sports