Sports, entertainment, and the Classical world: Their usefulness to modern sports policy

A Hermann

doi:10.7445/62-2-959

A Hermann Law School, The University of Adelaide School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide School of Economics, University of Ljubljana

Keywords: Doping, Athens, Rome, Arena

Abstract

Doping has in recent years become a widespread issue throughout the sporting world. Despite the recent plethora of doping cases this is not a new issue, but one which may date to the ancient world including the Classical period. The problems associated with doping must be tackled in a new, more effective manner. This paper assesses positions on sports taken in the ancient world, specifically what was considered cheating or ‘doping’ — in order to determine if such approaches could be used as a remedy to eliminate / reduce modern doping. The paper will also assess whether such possible solutions could be integrated into anti-doping policy.

Author Biography

A Hermann, Law School, The University of Adelaide School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide School of Economics, University of Ljubljana

Professor Hermann is a visiting research fellow in the school of medicine and international law fellow in the law school at the University of Adelaide. He is also International Guest Researcher in the School of Economics at the University of Ljubljana. He also the position of internatioal researcher at the University of Innsbruck.

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